Calling Planet Earth
Dandelion's Odyssey
When a nuclear explosion destroys the Earth, four dandelion seeds are catapulted into space. Thus begins their perilous search for a place where they can take root. Time-lapse photography is used as a stylistic device to symbolise the loss of the very foundations of our existence: we are running out of time. A film not just for adults, but for the whole family.
Dandelion, Baraban, Léonto and Taraxa are four dandelion seeds. When a nuclear explosion destroys the Earth, they are catapulted into space. After landing on an unknown planet, the four seeds embark on an adventurous quest to find a place where they can take root and sprout. Momoko Seto’s animated feature film is a bold endeavour, for it tells its story without dialogue and shifts between experimental and classical storytelling.
Intertwining 3D computer animation and time-lapse photography creates magical moments in small, intricately composed worlds. The macro shots depict slugs as monstrous aliens and the life-saving floating island turns out to be a sprouting potato on the coast of the alien planet. Within the context of “Calling Planet Earth”, the use of time-lapse as a stylistic device can be understood symbolically in “Dandelion’s Odyssey”: we are on the verge of losing the foundations of our existence; time is running out.
The story of the four seeds, dealing with migration and the effects of climate change, represents both the fragility and the resilience of nature. A film not just for adults but for the whole family.
Dandelion, Baraban, Léonto and Taraxa are four dandelion seeds. When a nuclear explosion destroys the Earth, they are catapulted into space. After landing on an unknown planet, the four seeds embark on an adventurous quest to find a place where they can take root and sprout. Momoko Seto’s animated feature film is a bold endeavour, for it tells its story without dialogue and shifts between experimental and classical storytelling.
Intertwining 3D computer animation and time-lapse photography creates magical moments in small, intricately composed worlds. The macro shots depict slugs as monstrous aliens and the life-saving floating island turns out to be a sprouting potato on the coast of the alien planet. Within the context of “Calling Planet Earth”, the use of time-lapse as a stylistic device can be understood symbolically in “Dandelion’s Odyssey”: we are on the verge of losing the foundations of our existence; time is running out.
The story of the four seeds, dealing with migration and the effects of climate change, represents both the fragility and the resilience of nature. A film not just for adults but for the whole family.
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Duration 76'
Country FR/BE, 2025
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