In the countryside of northern Uganda, armed with petri dishes, cardboard cups, and a vacuum cleaner, internationally renowned malaria researcher Teun Bousema, together with PhD student Daniel Ayo and their team, is trying to unravel the mysterious life cycle of the malaria parasite. But the parasite does not give up its secrets easily, and it mutates, raising the threat of drug resistance. Is this mutated parasite more infectious to mosquitoes? Interplay reveals the daily reality of the tireless scientific battle against this formidable and shape-shifting adversary.
This short documentary was another collaboration with Sanne Rovers and cinematographer Gregor Meerman.
Credits
| written and directed by | Sanne Rovers |
| cinematographer | Gregor Meerman |
| editor | Riekje Ziengs |
| producer | Ilja Roomans |
| production company | Docmakers |