[Frameworks] experimental cinema and the anthropocene

[marilyn brakhage]

Some of Brakhage's animal studies might fit -- such as "The Domain of  
the Moment" or "The Presence"

Marilyn Brakhage


On 7-Dec-15, at 8:37 AM, Marco Poloni wrote:

> Dear Frameworkers,
>
> I am writing you to ask if you could indicate me some films that are
> connected to the concept of the anthropocene (the geological time when
> the activity of the human species started to have a significant impact
> on the living system of planet earth).
>
> I am giving a workshop in Finland end January about cinema in the
> anthropocene. The concept is not so much about how to narrate the
> anthropocene (i.e. classical narrative in a new cultural framework)
> than about trying to tell stories or represent life from a
> point-of-view that is not anthropocentric: a point of view that
> rethinks or goes beyond the dualism between human and non-human
> agency. In simple words, as absurd as it sounds, is it possible to
> make films from the point of view of non-human agents? (even if, in
> the end, humans made them)
>
> A couple of examples that come to my mind are “Leviathan” by
> Castaing-Taylor, “Intrepid Shadows”, the Navajo film made by Alfred
> Clah which presents an animistic view of life, but this is a short
> list... I am trying to avoid films that somehow merge humans with
> mother earth, like in some shots of Tarkovski or Malick, and any
> romanticizing of system earth.
>
> Any suggestions would be great!
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Marco Poloni
>
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