The Arc of Oblivion

Mar 10, 2023

9:00pm – 10:38pm CT

"The Arc of Oblivion" explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in a field in Maine, the film heads far afield - to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the Arctic, and ancient libraries in the Sahara - to illuminate the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory.

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Director
photo of Ian Cheney

Credits

Director:

Ian Cheney

Executive Producer:

Greg Boustead, Jessica Harrop, Robyn Metcalfe, Werner Herzog

Producer:

Meredith Desalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor

Cinematographer:

Ezra Wolfinger

Editor:

Ian Cheney

Music:

Colin Cheney

Contact

Distributor:

Sandbox Films
info@sandboxfilms.org

Public Film Contact:

Ian Cheney
Wicked Delicate Films
iancheney@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

Marija Silk
marija@silkstrategy.com
917-302-7296

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About
Year:
2022
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Runtime:
98 mins
Accessibility
Closed Captioned
Subtitled