As Above, So Below and more

Fri. Feb 22, 2013 at 7:00pm EST
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As Above, So Below

2012. USA. Directed by Sarah J. Christman. This delicate, fascinating rumination on the nature of mortality focuses on the ecological impact of human consumption. Several years after her husband's death from cancer, the filmmaker’s mother has a "memorial diamond" created through a process that extracts, purifies, and compresses carbon from human remains. Christman weaves this personal story into an exploration of various physical transformations in places such as Dead Horse Bay, where waste seeps out of the shoreline; Staten Island’s Fresh Kills landfill, now an in-process public park; and a Belgian recycling plant where precious metals are salvaged from obsolete electronics. New York premiere. (IS) 50 min.

Other Voices

2012. USA. Directed by Sarah Hagey. An assembly of botanists and other plant specialists speak passionately about the profoundly enigmatic qualities of plants. World premiere. 20 min.

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The Museum of Modern Art Theater 2 11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019