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Deep in the woods near Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, two biologists are inspired to organize their lives by the same principles that guide the spectacular universe of lichens that grow near their remote cabin. In this lush and hypnotic journey through the forest understory, enfant terrible of science Trevor Goward and his partner Curtis Randal Björk explore the symbiotic relationship between the two entities that make up lichens—fungus and alga—and how their co-existence can provide a metaphor for how humans should survive into the future. Richly shot on 16mm film and accompanied by a spacious soundscape, Lichens Are the Way is a cinematic ode to what Goward calls “the most abstract art among living beings.” Opening up a new way of seeing, this film is a striking meditation on what we can learn from nature. Vivian Belik.

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Ondrej Vavrecka
  • Producer(s)

    • Vít Janecek
  • Editor(s)

    • Sebastian Kuckovský
  • Cinematography

    • Patrik Balonek
  • Music

    • Michal Cáb
  • Sound

    • Ondrej Vavrecka
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