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Tuesday, May 1st - 9:15pm - Oak St. Cinema

(Best Of The Fest) 

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Sunday, April 29th - 7:00 pm - St. Anthony Main

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Director: Jiska Rickels

 

4 Elements is an evocative meditation on mankind’s timeless connection to the natural world. The fundamental elements that make human life possible structure the film into four chapters: fire, water, earth and air. “Fire” documents the efforts of a Siberian “smokejumper” camp; “Water” follows a king crab fishing expedition in Alaska; “Earth” travels into the deep to shadow miners in Germany; and “Air” shows space shuttle preparations in Russia and Kazakhstan.

Gorgeous cinematography and a fly-on-the-wall perspective provide an elegant demonstration of paradox and interdependence, not only between the four elements but also in our human relationships with each other and the environment. Humanity’s struggle to achieve a balance between destructive dominion and creative exploration is brought into sharp focus, reminding us of how far we’ve come from our origins.

 

In English and Dutch with English subtitles, Netherlands, 2007, 89 Minutes.

 

Presented by: Seward Cafe

 

 

 

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Last Updated ( Thursday, April 26 2007 )
 
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