Ghost Strata
Filmed in various places over the globe, Ghost Strata explores the differing scales of impact that humanity’s presence has on the earth in the past, present and into the future. Found sound and text create a meditation on time, memory, leftovers and extinction.
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Genre: Documentary
Director: Ben Rivers
Actors: Jan Zalasiewicz, Julia Murarl, Marcia Farquhar, Renee Zhan
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