Plot Summary:Renown Visual Artist Chris Mars brings his surreal vision to life in 'Flowers for Jupiter'. The film tells the tale of a young girl who has lost her finger in an accident she can now scarcely remember. Her recollections and observations, played out in a striking blend of 2-D and 3-D animation, live action and prosthetic effects, explore the world that exists between imagination and memory. Paintings by Chris Mars have exhibited in numerous museums throughout North America and are held in many prestigious public collections including The American Visionary Art Museum, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Erie Art Museum and The Minneapolis Institute of Fine Arts. His monograph TOLERANCE was published by Last Gasp in 2008.
A spellbinding mix of 2- and 3-D animation, live action and prosthetic effects are employed to tell a tale of hope and negligence in which a young, fanciful girl mines her past for answers regarding the accident which, years earlier, took her middle finger. Flowers for Jupiter explores the world that exists between imagination and memory.