Project Detail

In Vitro

Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind

Synopsis

A sci-fi short set in the aftermath of an eco-disaster. An abandoned nuclear reactor under the biblical town of Bethlehem has been converted into an enormous orchard. Using heirloom seeds collected in the final days before the apocalypse, a group of scientists are preparing to replant the soil above.
In the hospital wing of the underground compound, the orchard’s ailing founder is on her deathbed, as her young successor, who is born underground, comes to visit her. The talk between the two scientists soon evolves into an intimate dialogue about memory, exile and inherited trauma.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Short Film Competition - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 28 mins
Format: 1:2.66
Director: Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind
Producer: Ali Roche
Editor: Sue Giovanni
Screenwriter: Soren Lind
Director of Photography: Anna Valdez Hanks
Production Designer: Simon Godfrey
Sound: Tom Sedgwick
Composer: Niklas Schak
Principal cast: Hiam Abbass, Maisa abd Elhadi
Colourist: Jason R Moffat

Genre

Experimental Horror Climate / Environment Woman Director Fantasy Sci-Fi Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Palestine, Denmark co-production

Spike Island

133 Cumberland Road
Bristol
BS1 6UX

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