The Poet and The Plant
“The Poet and the Plant” is a short film about a poet who loved his new houseplant so much he killed it. It is a meditation on love, loneliness, and listening. And an allegory for modern man’s relationship with nature, and how it can heal. With a style that blends foreign and American cinema, French-American and Israeli-American filmmakers Rob Summerlin and Tom Basis respond to our current environmental plight with a light-hearted film. A positive film that will inspire positive action. They believe that the environment must be addressed in narrative films. And that story can help heal our relationship with the earth.
“The Poet and the Plant” is a short film about a poet who loved his new houseplant so much he killed it. It is a meditation on love, loneliness, and listening. And an allegory for modern man’s relationship with nature, and how it can heal. With a style that blends foreign and American cinema, French-American and Israeli-American filmmakers Rob Summerlin and Tom Basis respond to our current environmental plight with a light-hearted film. A positive film that will inspire positive action. They believe that the environment must be addressed in narrative films. And that story can help heal our relationship with the earth.