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Earth

A film by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
EARTH depicts seven locations where humans have transformed entire sections of our planet on a grand scale: Mountains are moved in California, a tunneling machine bores through pre-historic rock at the Brenner Pass, a landscape is shredded in an open-cast mine in Hungary, quarrying marble in Italy rips mountains apart, a copper mine in Spain despoils a waterway, a subterranean radioactive waste facility in Wolfenbüttel creates a million-year generational threat, and tar sands excavations endanger indigenous people in Canada. Initially photographed from above as abstract paintings, these terrains are subsequently explored on the ground.  The film weaves together observational footage of machines in operation with frank conversations with the workers that run them. The dimensions are gigantic, the proportions out of control; the world has slipped from humanity’s grasp. “There is always a bigger machine, a bigger engine and when all fails there is dynamite. We always win,” boasts a quarry worker. Or do we?

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CRITIC'S PICK Despite its apocalyptic visions, it feels curiously optimistic because Geyrhalter hasn’t given up on us.”

- New York Times

FILM OF THE WEEK! “Spectacular, even awe-inspiring.”

- Film Comment

“Aesthetically exhilarating and spectacular!”

- Artforum

CRITIC'S PICK “As mesmerizing to watch as it is appalling to think about.”

- New York Times

"One of the most important and poignant environmental documentaries in recent years”

- Cineuropa

"High ambition is matched by impressive execution, resulting in a thought-provoking contribution to ongoing ecological debates.”

- The Hollywood Reporter

About the Director

Director, producer, writer and cinematographer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter was born in Vienna, Austria in 1972. Geyrhalter’s static-camera, well-paced observational films tackle their subjects head-on, whether it’s exploring the terrain in Chernobyl, Ukraine (Pripyat), tracing the route of the Dakar Rally (7915 Km), or investigating the production of processed foods (Our Daily Bread).

 

DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY

1994 Angeschwemmt
1997 Das Jahr nach Dayton
1999 Pripyat
2001 Elsewhere
2005 Our Daily Bread
2008 7915 Km
2010 Allentsteig
2011 Abendland
2012 Donauspital
2016 Homo Sapiens
2018 Die Bauliche Massnahme

2019 Earth

 

Cast and Crew

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Producers: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Markus Glaser

Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Director of Photography: Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Assistant Directors / Research: Sophia Laggner, Evelyne Faye-Horak

Editing: Niki Mossböck

Sound Design: Florian Kindlinger

Sound mixing: Alexander Koller

Film Info

Year: 2019

CountryAustria

Runtime: 115 min

Color:  Color

LanguageEnglish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish

Subtitles: English

Format: 1: 1,85

Image: 4k

Sound: Dolby Atmos

Awards and Festivals

Berlinale Forum – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival

Seoul Eco Film Festival

Sheffield International Documentary Festival – International Award

Festival of Austrian Film – Best Sounddesign Documentary, Diagonale,

Dokufest Prizren – Best Green Dox Award

Festival for Editing and Montage Arts – Nomination for Best Editing, Filmplus

San Francisco Green Film Festival

Camden International Film Festiva – Harrell Award

Hamptons International Film Festival

Innsbruck Nature Festival – Special Award for Best Film on the Topic of Soil

Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona – Mención Especial, L’Alternativa

Planet in Focus

RIDM, Montreal

Play Dates
Theater/FestivalCityStateStarting Date
Sidewalk Film Center + CinemaBirminghamAL4/17/20
FilmBarPhoenixAZ4/22/20
The Loft CinemaTucsonAZ4/17/20
Roxie TheaterSan FranciscoCA4/17/20
Varsity TheaterDavisCA4/17/20
The Frida CinemaSanta AnaCA4/17/20
Lark TheaterLarkspurCA4/17/20
Onyx TheatreNevada CityCA4/22/20
Lumiere Cinema at the Music HallLos AngelesCA4/17/20
International Film SeriesBoulderCO4/17/20
Boulder Environmental / Nature / Outdoors Film FestivalBoulderCO4/17/20
Suns CinemaWashingtonDC4/17/20
The Movies at MidwayRehoboth BeachDE4/17/20
Cinema Paradiso HollywoodFort LauderdaleFL4/17/20
Enzian TheaterMaitlandFL4/17/20
Sun-Ray CinemaJacksonvilleFL4/17/20
O Cinema MiamiFL4/22/20
Prado TheatresBonita SpringsFL4/17/20
Cinematique of DaytonaDaytonaFL4/22/20
CinemaSavannahSavannahGA4/17/20
Gene Siskel Film CenterChicagoIL4/17/20
Facets ChicagoIL4/17/20
The Ryder Film Series BloomingtonIN4/22/20
Cinema WorcesterWorcesterMA4/22/20
West Newton CinemaWest NewtonMA4/17/20
West Newton CinemaWest NewtonMA4/17/20
Amherst CinemaAmherstMA4/21/20
Waters Edge CinemaProvincetownMA4/22/20
AFI SILVERSilver SpringMD4/17/20
Michigan TheaterAnn ArborMI4/17/20
The Film LabDetroitMI4/17/20
Greater Farmington Film Festival FarmingtonMI4/22/20
Webster Film SeriesSt. LouisMO4/17/20
Screenland TheatresKansas CityMO4/17/20
Tivoli Cinemas at the Nelson-AtkinsKansas CityMO4/17/20
Moxie Cinema SringfieldMO4/22/20
Guild CinemaAlbuquerqueNM4/17/20
Violet Crown Santa FeSanta FeNM4/17/20
Jean Cocteau CinemaSanta FeNM4/17/20
Center for Contemporary ArtsSanta FeNM4/17/20
Taos Center for the ArtsTaosNM4/24/20
DCTVNew YorkNY4/17/20
ProctorsSchenectadyNY4/17/20
Maysles Documentary CenterNew YorkNY4/22/20
Little TheatreRochesterNY4/17/20
North Park TheatreBuffaloNY4/17/20
Museum of the Moving ImageQueens NY4/17/20
Cinema Arts CenterHuntingtonNY4/22/20
Anthology Film ArchivesNew York NY 4/22/20
George Eastman MuseumRochesterNY4/17/20
The Plaza CinemaPatchogueNY4/22/20
Upstate FilmsRhinebeckNY4/22/20
Cleveland CinemaCleveland HtsOH4/17/20
Gateway Film Center ColumbusOH4/17/20
Living Room TheatersPortland OH4/17/20
Cincinnati World CinemaCincinnatiOH4/17/20
Oklahoma City Museum of ArtOklahoma CityOK4/17/20
Clinton StreetPortlandOR4/17/20
Salem CinemaSalemOR4/17/20
Harris TheaterPittsburghPA4/17/20
Row House CinemaPittsburghPA4/22/20
Lightbox Film CenterPhiladelphiaPA4/17/20
Film Society of Northwestern PennsylvaniaEriePA4/17/20
Cinema Du ParcMontrealQC, Canada4/17/20
Violet Crown AustinAustinTX4/17/20
Lyric TheatreBlacksburgVA4/19/20
Naro CinemaNorfolkVA4/17/20
Violet Crown CharlottesvilleCharlottesvilleVA4/17/20
Court Square TheaterHarrisonburgVA4/17/20
The Byrd TheatreRichmondVA4/22/20
Epsilon SpiresBrattleboroVT4/20/20
Vermont International Film FestivalBurlingtonVT4/17/20
White River Indie Film FestivalWhite River JunctionVT4/17/20
Kiggins TheatreVancouverWA4/17/20
Liberty TheatreCamasWA4/22/20
Rose TheatrePort TownsendWA4/17/20
Oriental TheatreMilwaukeeWI4/22/20
UWM Union Theatre MilwaukeeWI4/22/20

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