An unexpectedly playful search for an answer to a deeply existential question.
April 19-21 | Not Rated | 93 mins | Directed by Ian Cheney | Friday and Saturday 7:00 PM and Sunday 6:00 PM
"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 afield 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 film reveals how nature inspires the human drive behind filmmaking.
“…lighthearted, weird, thought-provoking...” — Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times (Critics Pick)
$8 general, $7 seniors & students, $6 members
Phone: (435) 615-8291
Email: membership@parkcityfilm.org
2024/04/19 - 2024/04/21
Jim Santy Auditorium
1255 Park Avenue, Park City, UT 84060