Documentary · United States of America · 2023 · 1h 38m

The Arc of Oblivion

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Director
Ian Cheney
Cast
Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice) Kirsten Johnson as Self
Crew
Ian Cheney — Writer Meredith DeSalazar — Producer Manette Pottle — Producer Rebecca Taylor — Producer
Tagline

What can be saved in a universe that erases its tracks?

Synopsis

"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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Key Collaborators
Ian Cheney Director Ian Cheney Writer Meredith DeSalazar Producer Manette Pottle Producer Rebecca Taylor Producer
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