Perken

In a world where humans grow increasingly disconnected from nature, we simultaneously seek it out everywhere around us — from forest imagery on office walls, to artificial skies on dentists' ceilings. Nature is so often imitated, confined and controlled. Lichen, which thrives through cooperation and adaptation, offers a mirror for the question of whether humans and nature are truly separate worlds. This graduation documentary takes a close look at the relationship between humans and natural organisms.