The Orchid and the Bee
Swiss Premiere
Frances Adair McKenzie / Canada / 2020 / 5 min / Animation
No dialogue
No dialogue
From the orchid to the bee, natural selection as described by Charles Darwin, is the great adventure of life. Or not. An expressionist and surrealist ode to the struggle for survival of the species, whatever the species in question. Monty Python-style VR!
Inspired by Darwin’s theory of evolution, The Orchid and the Bee is an expressionist ode to the struggle for existence that unfolds in three acts. A cross-species love story places the viewer at the center of a series of changing events and addresses the universal theme of the relationship between human beings and nature. A magical experience that masterfully blends stereoscopy, virtual reality and stop motion animation.
Creation
Frances Adair McKenzie
Key collaborators
Eloi Champagne (Technical Director)
Screenplay
Frances Adair Mckenzie
Animation
Frances Adair Mckenzie, Brandon Blommaert, Fred Casia, Elise Simard
Sound
Catherine Van Der Donckt
Music
Jennifer Castle
Production
National Film Board of Canada (Jelena Popović)
Contact
National Film Board of Canada (Elise Labbé)