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Grasshopper Republic, dir. Daniel McCabe, USA 2023, 94 min.
Grasshopper Republic follows a local grasshopper trapping team in verité style, as these Modern-day prospectors push into remote forests seeking their fortune by capturing this elusive prey.
We witness massive generators being hauled up collapsing mudbanks. Light posts are erected with chemically treated bulbs, casting a lurid neon green pall over the tree canopy, irresistibly attracting the swarm to their corrugated iron traps.
With otherworldly visuals, these distinct universes collide with a burst of emotion. The trappers, who have suffered through injury, sickness, and exhaustion, finally have their moment and relief washes over them. As for the grasshoppers who have been lured into a trap through unnatural trickery, their path ends in a frying pan.
Shifting between these two perspectives sparks consideration for man’s relationship to nature and our collective effect on it.
This screening as a part of Animal Nature Future Film Festival 2024 and will be introduced by filmmaker Yusuf Emre Yalçın.
We witness massive generators being hauled up collapsing mudbanks. Light posts are erected with chemically treated bulbs, casting a lurid neon green pall over the tree canopy, irresistibly attracting the swarm to their corrugated iron traps.
With otherworldly visuals, these distinct universes collide with a burst of emotion. The trappers, who have suffered through injury, sickness, and exhaustion, finally have their moment and relief washes over them. As for the grasshoppers who have been lured into a trap through unnatural trickery, their path ends in a frying pan.
Shifting between these two perspectives sparks consideration for man’s relationship to nature and our collective effect on it.
This screening as a part of Animal Nature Future Film Festival 2024 and will be introduced by filmmaker Yusuf Emre Yalçın.
Yusuf Emre Yalçın is a London-based Turkish filmmaker dedicated to exploring the intersections of personal narratives and broader societal issues in his work. His latest film, Anima, is an essay documentary that weaves together his personal memories with themes of animal abuse influenced by culture and religion. He is also a pre-selector for the 2024 ANFFF.
For the full 2024 Animal Nature Future Festival program, please visit: www.anfff.org
For the full 2024 Animal Nature Future Festival program, please visit: www.anfff.org
04:10 pm
Sun, 29 Sep 2024
Cinema 1
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