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Homing Instinct

Homing Instinct

2023 28mScience FictionDrama

'Homing Instinct' evokes a world of shifting layers, juxtaposing neorealism with the vast metaphysical sweep of nature. The audience is invited into a poetic and powerful aesthetic experience to imagine an interconnectedness as a species of nature in our changing world. The story is set in the near future in a desperate moment of rising sea level. Two friends face a federal executive order to evacuate New York City and relocate within 30 days. The metaphorical question arises, "Are you a fish or a bird?" Raven, a psychologist studying the roots of extremism, and Paloma, a marine biologist at the Coney Island Aquarium, encounter a time traveler in different ways. Existential questions around government authority and the individual are explored using the language of dance to reimagine our relationship with nature.

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'Homing Instinct' evokes a world of shifting layers, juxtaposing neorealism with the vast metaphysical sweep of nature. The audience is invited into a poetic and powerful aesthetic experience to imagine an interconnectedness as a species of nature in our changing world. The story is set in the near future in a desperate moment of rising sea level. Two friends face a federal executive order to evacuate New York City and relocate within 30 days. The metaphorical question arises, "Are you a fish or a bird?" Raven, a psychologist studying the roots of extremism, and Paloma, a marine biologist at the Coney Island Aquarium, encounter a time traveler in different ways. Existential questions around government authority and the individual are explored using the language of dance to reimagine our relationship with nature.

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Lydia Dean PilcherDirectorDani McClainWriter

Cast

Barrett DossBarrett DossPaloma
Kineta KunutuKineta KunutuRaven
Tara Violet NiamiHunter
Sasha MitchellSasha MitchellSasha
Maba BaTony
LaTonya BorsayLaTonya BorsayMother
Jean BrassardJean BrassardInterviewee
Carol CadbyCarol CadbyCarol
Claire Curtis-WardRobin
Yor-El FrancisInterviewee
David HorvilleurCo-Worker
Gemma SchreierGemma SchreierJosephine
Andrew RichardsonAndrew RichardsonAnnouncer
Linus RoacheLinus RoachePresident
Laila RobinsLaila RobinsLoudella
Juliana SassInterviewee
Alex SewaldMan

Director

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Writers

Lydia Dean Pilcher, Dani McClain

Release date

27 Sept 2023

Runtime

28m

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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