Stomach of the Earth (2020)

In an objective landscape of stretching trees and wild nature deep within the Southeast American woods, Stomach of the Earth focuses on two climate refugees surviving separately, with civilization in the rear-view mirror. One a nomadic hunter, trudging her way through miles of nature-reclaimed woods, just looking for the next meal. The other, a settled forager who finds comfort in the past ideals of academia, documenting his every thought as the hopeful record of this time for future generations. Filmed entirely in NYC parks with a zero-waste set, Stomach of the Earth is a story about relationships, loneliness, survival, and the shared connection to Earth. Birthed from literature on animal ethics and the Anthropocene, this film assumes the climate catastrophe as a past event, focusing on what happens to humanity when left unguided and desperate, hoisted from our spot at the peak of the food chain. A major goal of this film is to take the things that make us feel superior to animals (ie. art, philosophy, clothing, industry, and language), and cast them into an all-too-real exile.