followed by a Q&A with director Ian Cheney & animator of the film, Professor of the Practice Melissa McClung
In a universe that erases its tracks, why are we so hellbent on leaving a trace?
From executive producer Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams; Grizzly Man) and director Ian Cheney (King Corn), The Arc of Oblivion is an unexpectedly playful search for an answer to a deeply existential question. 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 and animator, Wheaton Professor of the Practice Melissa McClung, will join us for a Q&A after a screening of this fun and thought-provoking film.
The Film & New Media and Visual Art programs present a screening celebrating the work of last semester’s film and animation students. Please join us for the festivities, we will have food, drinks, and good vibes. Who knows, perhaps you might secretly be in one of the films. Feel free to bring friends and come support the amazing work made by the students here at Wheaton!