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Lichens Are the Way

TIFF Lightbox 4
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 8:30 PM
A lush, hypnotic dive into the oft overlooked world of lichens, the “most abstract art among living beings,” and the lessons they can impart on humans about existing in relationship with nature to ensure our survival as a species.

Screening with Life Invisible and The Conscience Files.
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Deep in the woods near Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, two biologists are inspired to organize their lives by the same principles that guide the spectacular universe of lichens that grow near their remote cabin. In this lush and hypnotic journey through the forest understory, enfant terrible of science Trevor Goward and his partner Curtis Randal Björk explore the symbiotic relationship between the two entities that make up lichens—fungus and alga—and how their co-existence can provide a metaphor for how humans should survive into the future. Richly shot on 16mm film and accompanied by a spacious soundscape, Lichens Are the Way is a cinematic ode to what Goward calls “the most abstract art among living beings.” Opening up a new way of seeing, this film is a striking meditation on what we can learn from nature. Vivian Belik.

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Sales Agent: Kino Rebelde
Film Info
Runtime:43
Copyright:2024
Country Listing:Czech Republic
Slovakia
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Landing Page:http://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2025/lichens-are-the-way
Festival Info
Festival Year:2025
Language:English
Accessibility:Full subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Ecology & the Environment
Website:https://www.kinorebelde.com/lichens-are-the-way
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ondrej Vavrecka
Producer(s):Vít Janecek
Editor(s):Sebastian Kuckovský
Cinematography:Patrik Balonek
Music:Michal Cáb
Sound:Ondrej Vavrecka