Komboloi (worry beads) - watch trailer above

7 min 10 sec | experimental 16mm film

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Komboloi (worry beads) is a collaborative video poem that merges climate data with experimental film and animation techniques to explore anxiety in the era of climate change.

Guided by a Fluxus-inspired procedural poem and an original musical score, Komboloi invites reflection on ecological grief, impermanence, and the urgent need for both individual and collective action.

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Film by Meg Cook, Krista Steinke, and Courtney Starrett
Vocal Performance by Riti Sachdeva
Original music by Lynn Vartan

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Featured at the following conferences and film festivals:

Sustainable Photography?, Falmouth University, Penryn, Cornwall, ENG

a2ru 2025, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI

Swedenborg Film Festival 2025, London, England

Portland Panorama, Portland, OR

Experiments in Cinema, Albuquerque, NM