Movie

The Arc of Oblivion

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7.931average critics score, out of 1020241h 38m

Documentary

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. Playfully weaving stop-motion animation, spellbinding cinematography and fascinating interviews from the director's inner circle and experts in the fields of science, culture and art -- including documentarians Werner Herzog and Kirsten Johnson -- THE ARC OF OBLIVION reveals how nature inspires the human drive behind filmmaking.

Directed by:

Ian Cheney