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Addie Morfoot Contributor With documentary distribution in a state of disruption, most independent nonfiction filmmakers have been left on their own to find new and creative solutions to ensure that their films reach audiences. Ian Cheney is the latest director to turn to a bespoke distribution method for his docu “The Arc of Oblivion.” Cheney wrote, edited, and directed the film, which explores people’s impulse toward preservation and how it relates to the natural world, memory and legacy.
During the course of the docu, produced by Sandbox Films, a wooden ark is constructed on Cheney’s parent’s property in Maine. The structure serves as both a physical storage space for archival materials and a symbolic representation of humanity’s desire to retain meaning in an impermanent world.
During the month of August, Cheney, along with Sandbox Films’ Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop decided to transform the ark into the Ark Light Theatre – a 24-person screening room where “The Arc of Oblivion” will play to the public. Prior to each screening, live music is featured and hors d’oeuvres and wine are served.
The unique cinematic experience is not only a way to bring viewers into the very heart of the director’s theoretical yet humorous project, but also a means to generate buzz around the docu before being four-walled this fall. The unusual screening series was conceived after the doc premiered at CPH:DOX last March.
“When we were in Copenhagen, Greg said something like, ‘It will be interesting to see what becomes of (the film) in this year of very difficult distribution,” says Cheney. “Then, in a kind of joking way, he said, ‘If nothing else, we can always show it in the ark.’ That got the wheels turning.” Cheney came up with the
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“Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge.”“You definitely had some wild years?” famed survivalist Grylls, 49, asked the actor in the rugged canyons of the Wyoming Basin.“In terms of alcohol and drugs, yeah, but nothing to do with fame,” Cooper clarified. “But I was lucky. I got sober at 29 years old, and I’ve been sober for 19 years.
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