The Arc of Oblivion

A film by Ian Cheney

The Arc of Oblivion is an unexpectedly playful search for an answer to a deeply existential question. 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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Director

Ian Cheney

Producer

Meredith Desalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor

Runtime

105 minutes

Rights Represented

Educational

Language

English

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The Arc of Oblivion

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

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