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THE ARC OF OBLIVION
US, Feature Documentary, 98 minutes, 2023
From executive producer Werner Herzog and director Ian Cheney. Haunted by ghosts of lost digital footage, a filmmaker begins building a secure, ark-like structure in Maine to house his movies and many collections, which leads to this film’s main question: Why are humans the only animals to archive? To send their art, stories and data to future versions of themselves? Cheney’s obsessive inquiry turns into a sweeping, often playful odyssey around the world — to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the Arctic and ancient libraries in the Sahara — to illuminate the strange world of archives and memory. The director weaves great cinematography and fascinating interviews from science and art experts — including filmmaker Werner Herzog — into a quirky, masterful film. PARTIALLY SUBTITLED
- Directed by Ian Cheney
- Produced by Meredith DeSalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor
- Colorado Premiere
- Produced by Meredith DeSalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor
- Colorado Premiere
THE ARC OF OBLIVION
US, Feature Documentary, 98 minutes, 2023
From executive producer Werner Herzog and director Ian Cheney. Haunted by ghosts of lost digital footage, a filmmaker begins building a secure, ark-like structure in Maine to house his movies and many collections, which leads to this film’s main question: Why are humans the only animals to archive? To send their art, stories and data to future versions of themselves? Cheney’s obsessive inquiry turns into a sweeping, often playful odyssey around the world — to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the Arctic and ancient libraries in the Sahara — to illuminate the strange world of archives and memory. The director weaves great cinematography and fascinating interviews from science and art experts — including filmmaker Werner Herzog — into a quirky, masterful film. PARTIALLY SUBTITLED
- Directed by Ian Cheney
- Produced by Meredith DeSalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor
- Colorado Premiere
- Produced by Meredith DeSalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor
- Colorado Premiere
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