Jennifer Rainsford, Lake on Fire, 2020
Duration: 14.30 min
The film is set in a future India, where the former lovers Nara and Ada are reunited. The surrounding forest was made by an artificial intelligence constructed by the scientist Ada with the aim of doing good, in an otherwise terrifying and turbulent age.The forest makes noises, talks and changes colour, and people turn to it for answers to their personal questions. In this low-intensity science-fiction drama, the forest and trees are the main protagonists, and here Nara seeks the answer to a question concerning his own love life. The film title refers to a fire that Jennifer Rainsford witnessed at lake Bellandur in Bangalore, India in 2015. This event is reflected in the opening scene.
Jennifer Rainsford
Jennifer Rainsford (b. 1982, Stockholm) is an artist, film director and producer who graduated from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm in 2010. With film as her medium, she explores the mutual relationship between humankind, nature and technology, with narratives often set in the near future. Space travel, natural disasters and artificial intelligence are at the hub of her speculative fiction. Rainsford collaborates with actors in small or large teams, fusing visual art with feature film. Her works have been shown at both exhibitions and film festivals.
Direction, script, photo, production: Jennifer Rainsford
Original score: Shida Shahabi
Actors: Dayasindhu Sakrepatna, Jennifer Rainsford
Sound design: Robert Hefter
Mixing studio: Basis Berlin Postproduktion
Special effects: Nils Fridén, Velourfilm
Production assistants: Sami Johnson, Ashok Vish, Vinay Ghodgeri
