A war zone, some old mattresses, and the most stubborn hope you've ever seen.
It is a daring idea: to grow food from old mattresses in a desolate camp at the edge of a war zone. When a refugee scientist meets two quirky professors, they must confront their own catastrophes - and make a garden grow. Short film now streaming on Waterbear.com.
Direction
Ashby lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Cinematography
Devastation and tender green, side by side.
Director
Dan Ashby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The mattress-growing method is real: hydroponic systems using recycled foam from discarded bedding, developed for camps with no arable soil.
The film quietly mirrors Jordan's actual status hosting the world's highest refugee population per capita—yet rarely makes headlines.
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