2025美国
导演：Sobia Ahmad Benny Shafer
《独眼林》是一部手工冲印的16毫米胶片电影，拍摄于美国犹他州中南部占地106英亩的潘多（Pando）古白杨林。乍看之下，它由约47000株独立树木组成，然而它们却共享同一套相互连接的根系系统，因而被称为“一体之森”（a forest of one）。据估计，这片树林已有16000至18000年历史，是地球上已知最大且最重的单一生命体。影片以潘多那看不见的根系为核心隐喻，既指向人类与非人类生命之间的相互依存，也呼应诸多精神传统所描述的“合一”（oneness）概念。影像在家中厨房以环保的咖啡显影液手工冲洗而成，胶片表面留下了不可预知的痕迹与纹理，时而形成抽象斑驳的视觉效果。作者将这种以物质为核心的电影实践视为一种虔敬的仪式，亦是重新审视生态纠缠关系的契机。
One Big Eye is a hand-processed 16mm film shot at Pando, an ancient aspen grove that extends across 106 acres in south-central Utah. Seemingly 47,000 individual trees, it is unified by a single, interconnected root system, making it a ‘forest of one.’ Believed to be between 16,000 and 80,000 years old, it is the largest and heaviest known organism on land. Pando’s invisible root system is a guiding metaphor that emphasizes the interconnectedness between humans and non-human beings, as well as the notion of oneness described by many spiritual traditions. The footage was processed at home in the kitchen with an eco-friendly, coffee-based developer that leaves unpredictable inscriptions and traces on the film surface, at times creating visually abstract and speckled images. The filmmakers see this materially focused film practice as a form of devotion, and an opportunity to rethink ecological entanglements.
