SALIDA FILM FESTIVAL: The Arc of Oblivion

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. Film is NOT RATED.

Preceded by THE LOST SEASON (dir. Kelly Sears, filmmaker and CU-Boulder Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts professor). Premiered at 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Tickets: $11.00

Film Festival Pass: $85.00 (allows entry for passholder into all ticketed Festival events)

Cash bar and limited concessions available.

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