screen shot of Serena in the Ice Caves. duration (@ 10 minutes). further on, features an imagined future. further on’s theme is the resilience of the main character and her connection to the Earth. The narrative asserts that the depletion of natural resources has imbalanced the Earth’s environment coupled with pollution from the residuals of on-going warfare. The Earth’s has become uninhabitable and the remaining people retreat into Sanctuaries. The project will include five color films imbedded in an installation. The Translator is the first film. Each of the films features one main character Serena. Serena is the sonic translator for the Living Archive at the Sanctuary, which contains plant specimens. When she senses vibrations from the plants she sees images, allowing her to understand the plants. In The Translator, plant shipments are being sent anonymously to Serena from outside her Sanctuary’s parameter. These particular plants start sending her images that the Earth is no longer polluted and has rejuvenated itself. They want her to go outside the Sanctuary. The Administration does not want Serena to investigate these findings, instead they want the new plants immediately incinerated. Serena must decide to listen to the plants or the Administration. In The Wayfarer, Serena attempts to convince the Sanctuary’s Administration that the Earth has been triumphantly resilient. Their conversation quickly becomes a personal attack on Serena. Serena suspects there are hidden motives at play. She must escape the Sanctuary and take refuge elsewhere.