Oceania: Journey to the Center

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Date: January 01, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Dates Note: 2024
Country of Origin: United States
Place of Origin: United States
Languages: Gilbertese
Color: Color
Silent: No
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Film Series/Exhibition Title: 
Mill Valley Film Festival at BAMPFA
Description: 

The brutal impact of climate change drives this beautiful, intense documentary from Bay Area filmmaker Natalie Zimmerman. As sea levels rise, the Pacific island nation of Kiribati faces predictions that it will be uninhabitable by 2030. Oceania weaves breathtaking natural footage with the struggles of people navigating an environment that is slipping away. Koyaanisqatsi director Godfrey Reggio executive produced this urgent film, which takes the devastating measure of change on the island over eight years. We follow along as the population wrestles with indisputable scientific data and struggles with the emotional dimensions of this fast-moving emergency. As the story unfolds, we learn more about the fragmented histories and disparate experiences of the people affected by the calamity. Highlighting the overwhelming truths all around, the film asks serious questions and ponders realistic calls to action as a community struggles to stay afloat. 

Authors/Roles: 
Brendan Peterson


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