Special screening with filmmaker Marianna Milhorat in attendance
A poetic portrait of contemporary wildlife conservation, JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH reflects on empathy, agency, and the role of hope in the midst of a sixth mass extinc- tion. This debut nonfiction feature examines scientists and citizen scientists who conduct surveys of frogs, which serve as an indica- tor species; study sea stars threatened by disease; track bats whose populations have been decimated by white-nose syndrome; and collect data on insects declining at unprecedented rates. Set primarily at night, the film weaves together observational and lyrical sequences, texts written by authors including W.S. Merwin and Adam Nicolson, and an otherworldly soundscape. JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH is a visceral, sensory meditation on what it means to live in a broken world.
*Official Selection - RIDM 2024
TicketAcces.net > Cinéma Moderne > Cinéma Moderne - Regular programming
Just Above the Surface of the Earth
Genre
Cinema • Documentary
Duration
1:09
Additional information
Original English version, French subtitles
Just Above the Surface of the Earth
|
On sale on the Web only
|
Cinéma Moderne
5150 boulevard St-Laurent
Montréal (Québec) H2T 1R8
