Who Named the Lily?

Who Named the Lily? (2023)

N/A 25 min Movie
DocumentaryAnimationFantasyHistory

‘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.

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Cast

Ray Mwanahiba Ray Mwanahiba Himself
Monster Chetwynd Monster Chetwynd Hungry Witch
Antoine Picon Antoine Picon Himself
Adam Hart-Davis Adam Hart-Davis Himself
Idris Kebe Idris Kebe Narrator
Warren Oats Warren Oats Narrator

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