The Despair of the Monkeys

Synopsis

The first films of Patagonia - where I grew up - show a territory that no longer exists, as the araucarias, millenary trees from the Patagonian forests, were in part replaced by more productive pines. Near my new home, in Belgium, I find araucarias that adorn front gardens. We hear some girls playing in the car, pointing out araucarias on the road. How did these plants become a petty-bourgeois fashion in northern Europe? I confront these archives with contemporary technoscientific images, used by a lab to explore plant modifications. What can these modes of representation tell us about our time?

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Julián García Long
Writing	Writer	Julián García Long
	Script Consultant	Tatiana Mazú
Camera	Camera Operator	Julián García Long
Editing	Editor	Manuel Embalse
Visual Effects	VFX Artist	Guangli Liu
Production	Producer	François Willig
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