2024 | UK | Documentary

Lost for Words (2024)

  • English, French French 92 mins
  • Director | Hannah Papacek-Harper
  • Writer | Hannah Papacek-Harper
  • Producer | Dorian Blanc, John Archer, Rohan Berry Crickmar

STATUS: Completed

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LOST FOR WORDS is inspired by Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane's The Lost Words book, created in response to 50 nature words being taken out of the Oxford Youth Dictionary in 2007, such as raven, magpie, otter, adder, acorn... This best seller has had a vast and unexpected impact and was distributed to schools across the UK, adapted for the theatre and even recomposed into music. It is a growing phenomenon that continues to expand worldwide by raising one main question that we, too, reflect on in our documentary: How can we preserve what we can no longer name? This choral documentary gives a voice to children, scientists, artists, the elderly... leading us through the seasons and also letting nature speak for itself as we are brought to question our anthropocentric perspective.

Language Preservation Nature Connection Environmental Conservation Cultural Heritage Anthropocentrism
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