El mar la mar

Feb 23 2018 N/A 1h 34m
Documentary

An immersive and enthralling journey through the Sonoran Desert on the U.S.-Mexico border, El Mar La Mar weaves together harrowing oral histories from the area with hand-processed 16mm images of flora, fauna and items left behind by travelers. Subjects speak of intense, mythic experiences in the desert: A man tells of a fifteen-foot-tall monster said to haunt the region, while a border patrolman spins a similarly bizarre tale of man versus beast. A sonically rich soundtrack adds to the eerie atmosphere as the call of birds and other nocturnal noises invisibly populate the austere landscape. Emerging from the ethos of Harvard's Sensory Ethnography Lab, J.P. Sniadecki's attentive documentary approach mixes perfectly with Joshua Bonnetta's meditations on the materiality of film. Together, they've created an experience of the border region like nothing you've seen, heard or felt before.

Plot

An immersive experience of the Sonoran Desert on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Written by

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Directed by

Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki

Cast

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Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English, Español

Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations

Trailers
EL MAR LA MAR trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2017
Scores
# of Votes
246
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
79
Popularity
NA