Mondo Banana

Deep in the forests of Sumatra a Finnish sea captain seeks an elusive banana In a Kolkata kitchen Bengali chefs prepare scrumptious banana stalk curries As the sun blazes in Kuala Lumpur a Chinese exorcist calls forth an evil banana spirit Embarking on an international journey through the vibrant world of humanbanana relationships MONDO BANANA explores the personal cultural and environmental importance of one of the worlds favorite fruits A delicious blend of video art and ethnographic film MONDO BANANA turns educational filmmaking upside down with a wild medley of shadow puppetry culinary demonstrations exorcisms scientific research performance art anthropology underground film and dragondancing that peels away the secrets of humanbanana relations and celebrates the ageold connection between people and plants