Dandelion’s Odyssey
Planètes | Momoko Seto | FR/BE 2025 | 76 Min
| DCP
Filmcasino
Sa,20.09.▸13:00
Four delicate creatures, the seeds of a dandelion, are adrift in deep space after a nuclear blast destroyed the Earth. Floating through a black hole, they reach a remote planet and encounter strange yet strangely familiar flora and fauna. In her hypnotic mix of children’s television, fantastical nature doc, and meditative magic-mushroom trip, Momoko Seto blends CGI with macro photography and landscape shots. Amphibians thaw to toddle out of the ice, and a sprouting potato becomes an alien vehicle. Without a line of dialogue, the achenes still brim with character. Their quest for a new home is an adventure for cinephiles young and old. (Matthias Eckkrammer)
Momoko Seto
Momoko Seto was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to France to study at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Marseille and at Le Fresnoy. She works as a film director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, where she makes scientific documentaries. In addition, she is known for her own experimental, genre-crossing work, which includes the series Planet. Her feature film debut, Dandelion’s Odyssey, had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week, where it won the FIPRESCI prize.
Momoko Seto was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to France to study at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Marseille and at Le Fresnoy. She works as a film director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, where she makes scientific documentaries. In addition, she is known for her own experimental, genre-crossing work, which includes the series Planet. Her feature film debut, Dandelion’s Odyssey, had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week, where it won the FIPRESCI prize.
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Sa,20.09.▸13:00
