See Weeds

An examination of three weeds - coltsfoot, dandelion, and goldenrod and each weed’s direct effects on film stock via hand-processing with eco-processing techniques. The three weeds were first shot on Super 8mm and hand processed in caffenol. Each roll of film was then transferred, via optical printer, to 16mm and hand-developed in its own respective “weedol.” Weedol is an eco-developer made up of the chopped up and boiled down weed, mixed with Vitamin C and washing soda. Each roll of 16mm film was then stained with either dandelion, coltsfoot, or a goldenrod “tea.” The results not only reveal the visual characteristic of each plant but also the filmic qualities that each plant imparts on the film stock.

Year

2017

Director

Dawn George

Duration

3 min

Country

Canada