The Botanist (2016)
- Original title
- Ботаник
- Directed by
- Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis, Maude Plante-Husaruk
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In Tajikistan, a botanist builds his own small hydroelectric station to bring power to his family and neighbors after the Soviet Union collapses. The film shows his daily life and work.
calmobservationalintimatehopefulresilientlow-keycontemplative
What happens
The Botanist is a 2016 Canadian documentary short film, directed by Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis. The film is a portrait of Raïmberdi, a Tajik botanist who built his own private hydroelectric power station to serve his family and community during the famine that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. The film premiered in June 2016 at AFI Docs. It was later screened at the 2016 Montreal International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short or Medium-Length Film. The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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