Who Named the Lily?

Name: Who Named the Lily?
Genre: Animation, Documentary, Fantasy, History
Released: 2023
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Ray Mwanahiba, Monster Chetwynd, Antoine Picon, Adam Hart-Davis, Idris Kebe

2023

25min

Animation

Documentary

Fantasy

History

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Overview

‘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.