Vertigo Sea
Documentary
★ 8.0/10201548m
Director: John Akomfrah
Vertigo Sea is a three-screen film installation that explores what Ralph Waldo Emerson calls 'the sublime seas'. Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah's piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with scenes of many generations of migrants making epic crossings of the ocean for a better life.
Runtime
48m
Language
English
Released
May 9, 2015
Runtime
48m
Language
English
Released
May 9, 2015
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