Bradbaori is a short film and worldbuilding installation that takes the form of a meditative allegory on climate resilience during an unprecedented drought in Los Angeles.
runtime: 8 minutes
Installation specs & exhibitable artifacts available upon request
Installation specs & exhibitable artifacts available upon request
The film is set in a near future where Los Angeles has endured 516 days without rain, the longest drought in the city’s history.
The narrative follows the activation of a ritual that synchronizes human movement with the Bradbaori’s machine systems. Three elemental keepers, Jala (Water), Prithvi (Earth), and Agni (Fire), perform a sacred dance that awakens the Bradbaori’s filtration trays, energy core, and skylight apparatus. Guided by a glowing orb, their gestures blur the boundary between ceremony and technology, fusing infrastructure with ritual.
Bradbaori aims to serve as a microcosm of the city at large and is a meditative allegory about climate resilience, communal ritual, and the fragile threshold between drought and deluge.