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The Arc of Oblivion

Summary 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 Sahar...

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The Arc of Oblivion

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Summary 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 Sahar...

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Universal Acclaim Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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100
Feb 19, 2024
This is a thoroughly stimulating movie.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
90
Feb 15, 2024
The documentary is a deeply meditative look at what it means to truly live with purpose and meaning.
By Rob Rector FULL REVIEW
90
Feb 15, 2024
The Arc of Oblivion is a documentary, which means it captures something about life right now, archiving it for the future. But Cheney is also exploring the meaning of archiving itself.
By Alissa Wilkinson FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 15, 2024
A likeably offbeat and disarmingly self-aware documentary essay on how humans deal with the immutable transience of the universe, Ian Cheney’s globetrotting Arc Of Oblivion should leave a trace in the minds of receptive viewers.
By Neil Young FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 15, 2024
While any passage itself could make a compelling short, it’s largely held together by the curiosity of its maker and the tangents of interest to him as a family man of a certain age when friends, family, and those close to us start slowly fading away at a quicker pace.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sandbox Films (II)
Release Date Jan 16, 2024
Duration 1 h 45 m
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Awards

Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Bergen International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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