To Pick a Flower
Synopsis
Shireen Seno’s video essay explores the transformation and commodification of nature through archival photographs from the American colonial occupation of the Philippines in the first half of the 20th century. These images testify to what the voiceover calls “the sticky relationship between humans and nature and their entanglements with empire”—an ambivalent dependence on natural resources that drives the colonial project and implicates photography, with its concurrent processes of preservation, transmutation, and destruction.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shireen Seno
- Original Title
- To Pick a Flower
- Country of Origin
- Japan, Philippines
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 17m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shireen Seno
Department Leadership Roster
Shireen Seno
Director
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What is To Pick a Flower about?
Shireen Seno’s video essay explores the transformation and commodification of nature through archival photographs from the American colonial occupation of the Philippines in the first half of the 20th century. These images testify to what the voiceover calls “the sticky relationship between humans and nature and their entanglements with empire”—an ambivalent dependence on natural resources that drives the colonial project and implicates photography, with its concurrent processes of preservation, transmutation, and destruction.
Who directed To Pick a Flower?
To Pick a Flower was directed by Shireen Seno.
Who stars in To Pick a Flower?
The principal cast of To Pick a Flower includes Not specified.
When was To Pick a Flower released and how long is it?
To Pick a Flower was released in 2021 with a total runtime of 17m.