Natural Gods (2018)

This is a nature show about the least natural thing of all: god.

Natural Gods (2018) poster

It’s not non-human animals on display in Korakrit Arunanondchai’s new series — it’s nature itself. This is a nature show about the least natural thing of all: god. For the Darwinist, feelings are just an evolutionary training mechanism, a mere instinctual guide that has come to mean too much. If feelings are evolved, then they are also the voices of all who have come before us, an ancestral language far larger than any one being. There is a deep time to emotion, to our emotions towards other beings, human or otherwise. Natural Gods is a nature show beyond people. It looks at subjectivities that do not resemble our own, imagining an expansive consciousness bigger than individuals, or even entirely different from consciousness as we know it.The time after humans will leave society’s residue to be mined as if of a preternatural force for whomever or whatever comes after. It’s not cute creatures on view, it’s what seeps from spaces between symbols and language and rocks and bodies.

Director: Korakrit Arunanondchai
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 10 min
Release Date:

Screenplay

Music: Aaron David Ross
Country: United States of America, Thailand
Original Language: en

Themes

Wetlands and Bird Sanctuary Peace, Botanical Wonders and the Plant World

Keywords

god, nature

More Films by Director: Korakrit Arunanondchai
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Natural Gods about?
It’s not non-human animals on display in Korakrit Arunanondchai’s new series — it’s nature itself. This is a nature show about the least natural thing of all: god. For the Darwinist, feelings are just an evolutionary training mechanism, a mere instinctual guide that has come to mean too much. If feelings are evolved, then they are also the voices of all who have come before us, an ancestral language far larger than any one being. There is a deep time to emotion, to our emotions towards other beings, human or otherwise. Natural Gods is a nature show beyond people. It looks at subjectivities that do not resemble our own, imagining an expansive consciousness bigger than individuals, or even entirely different from consciousness as we know it.The time after humans will leave society’s residue to be mined as if of a preternatural force for whomever or whatever comes after. It’s not cute creatures on view, it’s what seeps from spaces between symbols and language and rocks and bodies.
Who directed Natural Gods?
Natural Gods was directed by Korakrit Arunanondchai.
How long is Natural Gods?
Natural Gods has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
What genre is Natural Gods?
Natural Gods is a Documentary film.
Where was Natural Gods produced?
Natural Gods was produced in United States of America, Thailand.
What are the themes of Natural Gods?
The themes of Natural Gods include: Wetlands and Bird Sanctuary Peace, Botanical Wonders and the Plant World.