Biostructures

Alice Růžičková / Czech Republic / 1998 / 8 min.

synopsis

A silent film study that examines plant structures reveals the poetics of nature and the film medium. Static details of a passion fruit, a cherry blossom, onion skins with a dandelion, and tree leaves are captured on film using various techniques, playing with the opposites of light and dark and color contrasts.

“In some sense, scientists - cell biologists in particular - were the first experimental filmmakers.” D. Szalay

biography

Alice Růžičková (1966) is a Czech director, playwright, and pedagogue. She graduated from the Department of Documentary Film at FAMU, which she heads today. She is also involved in television dramaturgy and publishing.