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Symbiosis

Symbiosis is a mutually beneficial interaction. In plant life, it can signify a positive relationship between two different species or the relationship between the plant and its land. The symbiotic relationships we, as humans, experience are invaluable, and the films here articulate the one between nature and ourselves. How does nature take care of us, hold us and pour into us and how do we, in return, take care of nature.

In-Person: Sat 24 June / 19:00 BST /  Summerhall: Red Lecture Theatre (CC/BSL) and Cairns Lecture Theatre (AD)

Online: 23 - 29 June / In your own time, in your chosen space

  • A still from the film Tending to Ta, which shows a Black person and a Chinese person locking arms as they drink from cups. They are staring meaningfully into each other's eyes and are wearing beige robes. They sit in a magical-looking tent-like space

    (Tending) (to) (Ta)

    UK / 2021 / 1h 6m / Scottish Premier / English & Mandarin

    April Lin 林森 presents a dream-like journey across parallel dimensions in their speculative film that imagines a world without capitalism. LEARN MORE

  • A still from the film We Are Nature, shows three women who are the subjects of the film - two Black women and one South Asian woman - sitting in a field and looking at the camera.

    We Are Nature

    England / 2022 / 9m / English

    Three outdoor activists discuss their experiences of working with their communities to foster a sense of connection and belonging to the natural world. LEARN MORE

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