Nocturnes
Anupama Srinivasan & Anirban Dutta / India & United States / 2024 / 83 min
The night is buzzing with life in the dense jungles of the mountains on the border between India and Bhutan, where two local biologists study a microcosm of moths. A deep, atmospheric film sensation with an exceptional sound design.
In the dead of night, two curious biologists shed light on a secret universe. Together they are on an expedition to learn more about the insects of the night. A flickering fluorescent light illuminates the pitch-black forest in a remote area on the border between India and Bhutan. Thousands of moths of every imaginable colour and size flutter towards the light. The Sundance hit ‘Nocturnes’ is a sensory journey into the secret, complex and invisible world of moths in the living darkness. Although their lifespan is measured in hours, there is a deep story about our planet hidden in these tiny, ephemeral creatures. A story about the beauty of biodiversity and its fragility in a time of rising temperatures, ‘Nocturnes’ is not so much a film as an experience that must be seen (and not least heard) in the cinema.