The forgotten space [DVD video]

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Title:

Added Author:

Burch, Noël, 1932- film director, screenwriter.

Sekula, Allan, film director, narrator, screenwriter.

Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films Home Video, [2015]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Abstract:

The 'forgotten space' of Allan Sekula and Noel Burch's essay film is the sea, the oceans through which 90% of the world's cargo now passes. At the heart of this space is the container box, which, since its invention in the 1950s, has become one of the most important mechanisms for the global spread of capitalism.

General Note:

Documentary.

"Forgotten space is based on Allan Sekula's book and exhibition Fish story..."

Widescreen.

Performers:

Narrator, Allan Sekula.

Contents:

Bonus feature: Gallery of photographs by Allan Sekula.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation.

Subject Term:

Freight and freightage -- Social aspects.