US PREMIERE With words like “acorn” and “otter” vanishing from a dictionary, Lost for Words begins a lyrical meditation on language, care, and the more-than-human world. Through poetry and acts of conservation like rewilding and path-building, the film asks how naming fosters knowing, caring, and change. With painterly cinematography and evocative soundscapes, this essayistic work frames the biodiversity crisis as a failure of imagination, offering not despair but tenderness, hope, and a radical call to care. - Ruth Somalo
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Hannah Papacek Harper.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.