Who Named the Lily?
18/05/2023
‘Who Named the Lily?’ celebrates and laments the complicated history of the Crystal Palace. Monster Chetwynd plays the ‘Fact Hungry Witch’, who explores the story of the Amazonian waterlily, and reveals its links to engineering. The artwork brings to light the politics of Paxton’s developments in industry and architecture, however, the protagonist of this story is the waterlily – a catalyst for ground-breaking technological advancement.
Documentary
Animation
Fantasy
History
Movie Information
Ray Mwanahiba
as Himself
Monster Chetwynd
as Hungry Witch
Antoine Picon
as Himself
Adam Hart-Davis
as Himself
Idris Kebe
as Narrator
Warren Oats
as Narrator
