Invisible harvests

a short film: 2026.

Runtime: 6 min 12 sec | Stop-motion & 16mm

Invisible Harvests treats the animation process as fermentation: a slow, transformative breakdown of materials and systems. Through salt, dried kombucha SCOBYs, distressed 16mm film, rice paper text, and bubbling ferments, the film traces how traditions and recipes are carried across generations. These lineages are never intact; they arrive fragmented, with missing pieces and distorted instructions. 

The film focuses on the sensory residue of care — the persistent joy of everyday rituals that endure as the ground begins to shift. Attention turns toward the small, the peripheral, and the nearly imperceptible, where transformation is already underway.

Sound design by Nick Lavigne and original score by Nick Storring.

Festivals:

  • Annecy International Animation Festival – France, June 2026

  • Imaginaria Animation Festival – Italy, August 2026

  • VIFF (Vancouver International Film Festival) – Canada, October 2026

culture

noun. cul·​ture ˈkəl-chər 

1: the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time

2: the act or process of cultivating living material (such as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media

Made with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.