Komboloi (worry beads)

Best Experimental Award2026 Nominee
Written By Katie Saglimbene

Komboloi (worry beads)

CREDITS

Filmmaker / Director: Krista Leigh Steinke, Meg Cook, Courtney Starrett

Running Time: 00:07:11

SYNOPSIS

Using ice beads made from local waters, 16mm film, stop motion, cyanotype, and other experimental techniques, Komboloi turns the ritual of worry beads into a meditation on climate anxiety and planetary fragility.

CONNECTIONS

Project Website: http://www.kristasteinke.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristaleigh3

Katie Saglimbene
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