Movie

Light Needs

2023 · 72 min

A quiet, curious essay that asks you to slow down and look at ordinary plants as strange, feeling beings.

Directed by: Jesse McLean
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Generous and imaginative film about the inner life of houseplants, which takes other life forms seriously with creative and artistic originality. A film that expands our consciousness and opens up new paths of thought and action.

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Directed by: Jesse McLean
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
identity
isolation
art
science
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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