Project Detail

Attraction

Synopsis

Urges in the undergrowth, erupting fungal fantasies, bursting botanicals; the dust and desires of a tiny alternative universe.
Imagining sensations of attraction and pleasure in insects, and the seduction methods of the plants and fungi that beckon.

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 32 secs
Director
Emily Scaife
Producer
Royal College of Art
Editor
Emily Scaife
Sound
Emily Scaife
Music
Ben Bell (Horus Records)
Animator
Emily Scaife
Film Images
©Emily Scaife

Production Status

Production Company

Royal College of Art

Jane Colling
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU

Sales Company

Royal College of Art

Jane Colling
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU

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