How Flowers Make Seeds

Conversation with Two Lovers(en)

Shot in two places marrying with each other by a single and fractured bridge between Condrieu and les Roches-de-Condrieu, this film is the continuation of exploring ephemeral movement through the use of editing, camera movements and color sampling.

Late Anthropocene(xx)

Hand processed expired Kodak 7291, Camera: Beaulieu R16, Lens: Angenieux 12-120mm with +3 Diopter, Polarising filter for the clouds. Hand processed in C-41 chem using a Lomo UPB-1A tank. Still haven't mastered removal of the rem-jet anti-halation layer (thats all the white 'static' on the film). The film expired about 40 years ago.

Small Mountains(en)

A slug climbs small mountains at the peak of Mount Greylock (3,489 ft).

Fog on the Mountain(en)

Fog surrounds the peak of a mountain as summer wildflowers bloom.

Love, Women and Flowers(es)

Women workers stand up to the toxic flower industry in Colombia.

Summer Meadow(en)

A close look at flowers and pollinators on a sunny summer morning.

Mountain Wildflowers(en)

Mountain wildflowers in a dense fog.

A Flower(en)

Somewhere between the mountains and valleys a small autumn flower bloomed.

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly(en)

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is a 56-minute narrated film that unfolds along the shores of Cape Ann and in the heart of Mexico’s forested volcanic mountains. Every stage of the butterfly’s life cycle is experienced in vibrant close-up, from mating to egg to caterpillar to adult, and set against the backdrop of sea and forest, sun and wind.

Memorial(en)

A memorial mourns as time passes

Flowers for My Father(pt)

The filmmaker brings to life his child-hood memories of his vacations with his father, making this film his thank-you.

Algorithms of Beauty(en)

In 1772, Englishwoman Mary Delany wrote to her niece: “I have found a new way of imitating flowers.” The imitation in question was the art form called decoupage, based on cut-outs and reshuffling of pictures. The charm and botanical precision of these works attracts attention of even today’s artists, among others by an anonymous programmer who is trying to invent a way of capturing the flowers’ vivacity in pictures. With this aim in mind, she has created an algorithm, which would combine science and beauty, similarly to Delaney’s efforts, whose illustrations it is meant to animate.

Narcissi(en)

"Shiloh Cinquemani works wonders simply by framing flowers in “Narcissi” and “Rose.” Her delirious flux of glances electrifies the old-fashioned still life." -Bill Stamets, The Chicago Sun-Times

L'école des fleurs(fr)

BLOOM - A Dystopian Short Film(en)

In a post-apocalyptic world devoid of plant life, a lone survivor fights desperately to reclaim hope and life. Upon unexpectedly discovering seeds, she risks everything to cultivate humanity’s last plant.

Lost Flower(en)

Washed ashore and taken in to a gothic manor by an unseen masculine force, a lost girl dances in gratitude before him until one day she says no and begins to suspect she might not be the first person to be brought here.

Girassol sem Sol(pt)

Red Flower(ta)

Military legacy drives twin brothers in 2047 India. Their paths divide when one receives a classified assignment, while rejection leads his brother to join opposing forces

Antes de que las flores marchiten(es)

Sandy and Alejandra are two young women who live together with Lexa, an artist with a multiple personality who is preparing her new exhibition. however, the romance between these two personalities will be in danger, not only because of their inability to have physical contact but also because of the problems it generates for Lexa and the body they inhabit. therefore, Sandy and Alejandra must decide before it is too late.

The Thistle in the Kiss(en)

Declan has had no luck with the holidays: his girlfriend Stephanie broke up with him on the way to Christmas dinner. He's managed to keep it secret until New Year's Day, when his car breaks down and his sister Rachel shows up to help him fix it. Crumbling under her relentless curiosity, Declan is now on a crash course to confront the poor decisions of his life.