Toran MacRae Wolstencroft is a Filmmaker from Scotland. They believe in a future grounded in ecocentric spirituality promoting global unity and functional sustainability, in short they believe in Utopia.
"Cultivating one's world view is essential to staying grounded and keeping an open mind - that being said I harbor a fascination with the morbidity of the human predicament, "Assault Sorcery" and the "Pacific Proving Grounds" are important reminders of our capacity for violence."
World building, especially envisioning potential post capitalist worlds is essential to Toran's methodology.
Prophesy of Thoth - This short film is based on the cataclysmic
predictions of the Prophecy of Hermes, The
Greek adaptation of Egyptian god Thoth.
Contrary to the dominant Ancient Egyptian
creation story, in which Horus is the supreme
god, the Cult of Thoth believed that Thoth
was in fact the origin of the universe, the ibis
god who wrote himself into existence from
nothingness.
Thoth is the god of writing and knowledge
and is also responsible for permitting souls
into the various realms that exist after death.
His prediction of humanity’s descent into
ungodliness outlines many human flaws that
are beckoning the wrath of the “Evil Angels”.
I construct a visual narrative of this prophecy
in order to highlight some of the many ways
humanity is carving out a path towards its
own extinction.
Hell bent on constant productivity we ignore
the core of our spiritual existence on this
Earth and our roles as stewards of nature,
bearing the responsibility of leaving an “inheritable”
earth for future generations.
EAT, SHIT, DIE - EAT,SHIT, DIE IS A SPECULATIVE FICTION WHICH ATTEMPTS, THROUGH WORLD BUILDING, TO PROVIDE AND EXTREME RISK ASSESSMENT OF OUR SPECIES' FUTURE.
SYNOPSIS:
THE YEAR IS 2084
THE SURVIVORS OF THE PROLETARIAT ARE IMPRISONED IN THE
BLOCK SYSTEM,CONDEMNED TO LIVE THEIR DAYS THROUGH VIRTUAL
REALITY CONSUMING THEIR OWN RECONSTRUCTED FAECES.
THE TECHNOCRATIC ELITE LIVE IN A STATE OF DEVOLUTION AS
THEY SURRENDER THEIR LIFE FORCE TO GREED INCARNATE.
Kisiwa cha Roho – Island of Spirits - Kisiwa Cha Roho (Island of Spirits) is a short film about 5 Children who get lost on a family outing in the city of Stone Town, Zanzibar - Tanzania.Through the narrow streets and dark alleys they discover sinister pathways to new worlds, each to learn their own truth, until the youngest; Aisha is granted a wish by an ancient creature from another world.The film is in Swahili with English subtitles.Salum stika, a local Zanzibari film maker, and I teamed up to make this film.
