In 1934 an experiment by an amateur-scientist couple began. Named after a genus of moths, the Automeris Project placed a group of young children in an enclosed forest, leaving them to fend for themselves. On return visits, the couple presented self-made films, accompanied by live music, depicting the outside world. For them, these images were the perfect replica of reality seen in their expeditions. Nevertheless, the films were carefully framed, edited, and manipulated to induce a transformation and provoke the development of a new society.
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.
Zazie is a filmmaker and producer from Philadelphia, based in Los Angeles. Her experimental and documentary films investigate memory and history of individuals and communities. She holds a BFA from Bard Collage and she is an MFA candidate at California Institute of the Arts.