SummaryThe 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 il... Read More
Directed By:Ian Cheney
Written By:Ian Cheney
The Arc of Oblivion
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Feb 15, 2024
90
The documentary is a deeply meditative look at what it means to truly live with purpose and meaning.
Feb 15, 2024
90
The Arc of Oblivion is a documentary, which means it captures something about life right now, archiving it for the future. But Cheney is also exploring the meaning of archiving itself.
Feb 15, 2024
80
A likeably offbeat and disarmingly self-aware documentary essay on how humans deal with the immutable transience of the universe, Ian Cheney’s globetrotting Arc Of Oblivion should leave a trace in the minds of receptive viewers.
Feb 15, 2024
75
While any passage itself could make a compelling short, it’s largely held together by the curiosity of its maker and the tangents of interest to him as a family man of a certain age when friends, family, and those close to us start slowly fading away at a quicker pace.
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Production Company:
- Sandbox Films (II)
Release Date:Jan 16, 2024
Duration:1 h 45 m
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Bergen International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
