Even a Dead Star Can Be a Lighthouse

The experimental film envisions life in a near future along the edge of the Baltic Sea, where oxygen levels have steadily declined. The speculative fiction explores themes of resilience and survival, highlighting the adaptive intelligence and ingenuity of plant life.

Mainly filmed with digital devices in a submerged world, it also contains intimate encounters with marine plants – phytograms or chemigrams – a camera-less method with 16mm film.

Year: 2025
Duration: 11:28

Screening formats: 2K HQProRes stereo, H264