Documentary

THE ARC OF OBLIVION

2024
1 HR, 38 min
MAR 22 → APR 3, 2024

Details

Released February 16, 2024, United States

Documentary

1 hour, 38 minutes

Abramorama

None

Starring

Ian Cheney
Werner Herzog

Director

Ian Cheney

Film Information

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 Stills

Full Cast

Ian Cheney

Werner Herzog

Additional Credits

Ian Cheney Director

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Reviews

“In his attempt to imagine why, and how, we try to preserve memories, Cheney unearths something beautiful: We want to remember not just ourselves, but other people, and that’s what’s behind the efforts.”

Alissa Wilkinson

The New York Times

“Cheney presents his far-ranging examination of memory and the pursuit of permanence in an entertaining, idiosyncratic way. […] The Arc of Oblivion offers a truly thought-provoking consideration of a heady subject.”

Diane Carson

Alliance of Women Film Journalists