Ordinal (SW/NE)

The story

The film traces the cultural and environmental influences of a soil-dwelling, pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides immitis, and its associated disease, valley fever, in California's Central Valley. Interweaving past, present and mythological time, the film draws upon historical and cultural references, including the plight of migrants during the Depression, the spread of the disease in recent years, contemporary theories of climate change, and the significance of the desert wind in ancient Assyria. In Ruperto and Keagy’s film, natural phenomena remain neutral, fleeing from any kind of judgment and avoiding binary oppositions of positive and negative, destruction and regeneration, life and death.

Cast & crew

Dr. Antje Lauer

Dr. Antje LauerCast

Joe SeelyCast

Gleason Bauer

Gleason BauerCast

Jane Edith WilsonCast

Edie Yvonne

Edie YvonneCast

Peter LucasCast

Abdel Dalia

Abdel DaliaCast

Frank Cervantes

Frank CervantesCast

Justine Park

Justine ParkCast

Kelsey Boncato

Kelsey BoncatoVoice

Josiah Ihem

Josiah IhemVoice

Chelsea Rector

Chelsea RectorVoice