Lichens Are The Way
They do not represent a culture of more, but a culture of enough: lichens. And the two men who have dedicated their lives to them in the wilderness.
Lichens are amazing organisms that are unparalleled on Earth. They cannot be seen as individuals, like a hyacinth, a heron or a human, but they represent a relationship. The two entities that make up a lichen, a fungus and an algae, have for unknown reasons decided that living together would be better than living alone. Lichens represent a metaphor that would inspire humanity to survive in the future. Lichens represent a new story discovered by the enfant terrible of biology, Trevor Goward. He and his partner Curtis Randal Björk guide us through the film. A purely cinematic experience filmed in canadian Wells Gray valley, home of the wilderness learning centre.
- Lišajníky
- Lichens Are The Way [EN]
- CZ / SK 2024, 43 min.
- Concept, director: Ondřej Vavrečka
- DOP: Patrik Balonek
- Editor: Sebastian Kučkovský
- World Premiere: 25. 3. 2014 CPH:DOX NEW:VISION
- Distribution SK: VIRUSfilm
- Producer: Vít Janeček – D1film a VIRUSfilm (SK)
- Podpora medzinárodného uvedenia: Státní fond kinematografie
Reflections
Festivals
CPH:DOX 2024, DK (special mention NEW:VISION)
Beldocs 2024, Beograde, SRB
FID Marseille 2024, Marseille, F
Docufest Prizren 2024, Kosovo (special mention)
Carpathian Mountain IFF, Ukraine
Ji.hlava MFDF 2024, CZ
