Project Detail

Atom Spirit

Synopsis

Atom Spirit explores the increased interconnectedness of advanced technology and nature within the age of the Anthropocene. The film is set in Trinidad and Tobago, in a location that serves as a nexus point where desire, ecology and queerness intersect.

Atom Spirit is a film that reconceptualises our relationships with the environment, non-human animals and each other. Shedding scientific taxonomies and building queer ecologies in their stead, the film considers the possibility and necessity for new means of being in the world.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 mins 45 secs
Format
16 mm
Director
Ursula Mayer
Producer
Ursula Mayer
Co-Producer
Lesley-Anne MacFarlane
Executive Producer
Ursula Maer
Editor
Ursula Mayer, Michelle Deignan
Screenwriter
Ursula Mayer, Rachel Claire Hill
Director of Photography
Margaret Salmon
Sound
Konrad Welz
Composer
Josuha Supayouth Salcedo, Rapper Sweet Lizzie
Principal cast
Valentijn de Hingh, Amanda McIntyre, Jillia Cato, Omar Jarra, Zeleca Julien

Production Status

Production Company

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