Leafcutters

Name: Leafcutters
Director: Catherine Chalmers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-01-01
Cast: Atta Colombica, Atta Cephalotes

2017 · 18 min · Documentary

Leafcutters is a unique collaboration with millions of wild ants. Focusing on four supposedly unique human traits – language, ritual, war and art – the narrative aims to blur the boundaries between culture and nature.

Directed by Catherine Chalmers

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Atta Cephalotes Self

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