From executive producer Werner Herzog and director Ian Cheney, “The Arc of Oblivion” is a film that illuminates the strange world of archives, record-keeping and memory. It opens March 22 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Continuing are “One Life” and “Four Daughters.”
“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.
Playfully weaving stop-motion animation, spellbinding cinematography and fascinating interviews from the director’s inner circle and experts in the fields of science, culture and art — including documentarians Werner Herzog and Kirsten Johnson — “The Arc of Oblivion” reveals how nature inspires the human drive behind filmmaking.
This film is not rated and is showing through April 3.
“One Life” tells the incredible true story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, a young London broker who helps rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia in a race against time before Nazi occupation closes the borders on the verge of World War II. Fifty years later, Nicky (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of those he wasn’t able to bring to safety.
The film is rated PG and is showing through March 28.
A riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood, “Four Daughters” reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and performance. “Four Daughters” was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature.
“Four Daughters” is not rated and is showing through March 28.
