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The Arc of Oblivion

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The Arc of Oblivion

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

2.0

1h 38m

2023

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

Synopsis

"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.

Director

Ian Cheney

Trailer

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

as Narrator (voice)

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

as Self

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