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eye,” Mr. Schwarz says. Many of the shots are framed from the plant’s point of view, sometimes conveying the impression that the farmers or growers in the background are merely catering to the demands of their charges. Making documentaries whose main characters are inanimate, abstract, or absent isn’t a new undertaking for Kikim. Mr. October 28, 2009 The Almanac 21 Menlo Park filmmaker Michael Schwarz on location in Peru, shooting “The Botany of Desire.” A plant’s perspective
eye,” Mr. Schwarz says. Many of the shots are framed from the plant’s point of view, sometimes conveying the impression that the farmers or growers in the background are merel...
