Movie Details
Original Language:English
Cast & Crew
K
Kineta Kunutu
as Raven
L
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Director
L
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Writer
D
Dani McClain
Writer
Homing Instinct (2023)
Plot
Homing Instinct evokes a world of shifting layers juxtaposing neorealism with the vast metaphysical sweep of nature The audience is invited into a poetic and powerful aesthetic experience to imagine an interconnectedness as a species of nature in our changing world The story is set in the near future in a desperate moment of rising sea level Two friends face a federal executive order to evacuate New York City and relocate within 30 days The metaphorical question arises Are you a fish or a bird Raven a psychologist studying the roots of extremism and Paloma a marine biologist at the Coney Island Aquarium encounter a time traveler in different ways Existential questions around government authority and the individual are explored using the language of dance to reimagine our relationship with nature
