FEATURE FILM

Who Named the Lily?

Name: Who Named the Lily?
Director: Monster Chetwynd
Genre: Documentary, Animation, Fantasy, History
Released: 2023-05-18
Cast: Ray Mwanahiba, Monster Chetwynd, Antoine Picon, Adam Hart-Davis, Idris Kebe

— 2023 25 min GB English

Documentary Animation Fantasy History

‘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.

Director

Monster Chetwynd

Status

Released

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