Film Off17 | International Documentary Competition
Lost for words
YEAR: 2025
Director: Hannah Papacek Harper
France, United Kingdom, 2025
Running Time: 90 minutes, English, Scottish, Gaelic, Italian Subtitles
Producers: Dorian Blanc, John Archer, Rohan Berry Crickmar, Hannah Papacek Harper
Starring: Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris, Karen Papacek, Collette Murray, Alex Kent…
Screenwriter: Hannah Papacek Harper
Cinematography: Tess Barthes
Editing: Becky Manson
Music: Léonie Floret
Sound: Heather Andrews
Regional Premiere
SYNOPSIS
What does connecting with nature mean to you ? Lost for Words takes asks this question of many dwellers of the UK landscape.The film leads us on an adventure through the seasons, from the most remote corners of the country to museum archives and scientific laboratories. Children, elders, scientists, artists, and activists speak out, sharing their knowledge and emotional connection with nature. Their voices urge us to reflect on our own relationship with the natural world around us.
The story begins in 2007, with the disappearance of nature-related words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. These lost words, such as “acorn,” “otter,” “bluebell,” and “dandelion,” serve as a guide throughout the film.
Starting from this question of: ‘How can we care for something we can not name?’, the film opens up bigger and bigger interrogations about how we can rebuild our connection to the natural world.
What does connecting with nature mean to you ? Lost for Words takes asks this question of many dwellers of the UK landscape.The film leads us on an adventure through the seasons, from the most remote corners of the country to museum archives and scientific laboratories. Children, elders, scientists, artists, and activists speak out, sharing their knowledge and emotional connection with nature. Their voices urge us to reflect on our own relationship with the natural world around us.
The story begins in 2007, with the disappearance of nature-related words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. These lost words, such as “acorn,” “otter,” “bluebell,” and “dandelion,” serve as a guide throughout the film.
Starting from this question of: ‘How can we care for something we can not name?’, the film opens up bigger and bigger interrogations about how we can rebuild our connection to the natural world.
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September 23
MASSIMO THEATRE HALL
TIME: 9:30 PM
TIME: 9:30 PM
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