Project Detail

Becoming Plant

Name: Becoming Plant
Director: Grace Ndiritu
Genre: Music, Woman Director, Dance
Released: 2022
Duration: 49 min

Synopsis

BECOMING PLANT follows six dancers who participate in a therapeutic group experiment with psychedelics, while temporarily ‘living’ together on the demilitarised industrial site. While they are subjected to the plant’s consciousness and to each other’s presence, they perform a choreography, aligning their naked bodies with each other and with the architectural ruins. The film serves as a catalyst to discuss wider social and relational issues such as science, spirituality, psychiatry, healing, healthcare and the problems of collective depression and trauma resulting from living in the age of Late Capitalism. Featuring a specially composed soundtrack by London based electronic musician and visual artist Gaika.

Details

Year: 2022
Type of project: Features
Running time: 49 min
Director: Grace Ndiritu 1st Feature
Principal cast: Birgit Bundensen

Genre

Music Woman Director Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

http://www.gracendiritu.com/

A Denmark / UK co-production

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