Birth of Industry

Overview

BIRTH OF INDUSTRY is a contemporary allegory that explores the dualism of industry and nature. Maya, a young woman, emerges mysteriously from the ocean to give birth to her son, Joseph. Joseph quickly grows from infancy to adolescence and ventures into the industrialized world leaving his Mother behind. In the desperate pursuit of her son, Maya is subjected to a series of torturous rituals that serve to corrupt her state of natural being. Joseph, now an adult and himself a by-product of industry, is discovered by Maya to be the chief mechanism of her suffering. In an act of cosmic retribution Maya unleashes her motherly powers reducing him to the infant he once was and takes him with her back into the ocean.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 18, 2004

Original language

English

Cast

Diane Gaidry,Eddie Hassell,Mihály Szabados,Evelyne Tollman,Ed Flanagan,Charles Pinion,Karen Black

Director

Gabriela Tollman

Writer

Gabriela Tollman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0425778