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201515 minPG-13doc-short

Bending to Earth

201515 minPG-13doc-short

Several radioactive fields are circled by a hand camera in a helicopter, while a voice-over describes the materials of those constructions.

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Several radioactive fields are circled by a hand camera in a helicopter, while a voice-over describes the materials of those constructions.

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Rosa Barba

Rosa Barbadirector

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A helicopter circles several radioactive fields, capturing their stark formations from above. A voice-over, transmitted through various distorted world radio stations, describes the materials used in these constructions. The film Bending to Earth investigates how these fields serve as a visual language, representing an engineered image within the earth. The camera acts as an observer, revealing the relationship between these sites and the narratives they embody, while also hinting at the unseen aspects of their existence.

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