"No two plants are exactly alike. They’re all different, and as a consequence, you have to know that difference. I start with the seedling and I don’t want to leave it. So I know every plant in the field. I know them intimately. And I find it a great pleasure to know them." - BARBARA McCLINTOCK
To know every plant, even when time is of the essence. To produce careful work, even in the face of systemic, external, and internal pressures. To maintain joy, even when the future looks bleak. To know and love corn. A journey across time, space, and along the history of the maize plant, No Two Plants explores resilience and different ways of knowing.
a film by: Penelope Lindsay & Nora Long
cinematography and editing by: Nora Long
featuring: Penelope Lindsay & Emma Patton
original score: Penelope Lindsay
additional vocals: Kristi Gogos
thank you: Simons Foundation, Science New Wave, Imagine Science, Labocine, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Karl-Oskar Gustaffson, Lyall Kotten
This film was made as part of the 2024 Symbiosis initiative presented at the Science New Wave Festival XVII and supported by the Simons Foundation.