I was always fascinated by the infinite, strange and ‘scandalous’ ways that insects copulate.â€
–Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini makes her directorial debut in a series of short films dramatizing the mating habits of invertebrates.
Produced for the Sundance Channel, the series of six very short, 1-2 minute, films, titled Green Porno, were made in a small screen format intended to be watched on cell-phone or iPod.
Rossellini commences each film, dreamily remarking that “If I were a…..(earthworm, spider, dragonfly, bee, firefly, praying mantis, snail, or fly)”, then appears herself in simple, childish costumes playing the male member of the species. The female is typically an even simpler cardboard mock-up.
She brings a peculiar enthusiasm and panache, especially for a woman of her sophistication and maturity, to a project featuring such a strange combination of slightness and deliberate bad taste.
pdf description of the series
4:11 interview with Rossellini video
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