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The Great Basin /

"From below the earth to the stars, The Great Basin is a documentary feature that builds a complex panorama of rural Nevada, in the Western United States, through a tapestry of characters who work, live, and play there. The Great Basin is the location of the "Loneliest Road in America"...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Atkinson, Félicia, 1981- (composer (expression))
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogues; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York, New York] : Circle Collective, [2023]
Subjects:
Great Basin > Rural conditions.
Nevada > Rural conditions.
Sparsely populated areas > Nevada > Economic conditions.
Sparsely populated areas > Nevada > Social conditions.
Sparsely populated areas > Nevada > Social life and customs.
Community life > Nevada.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"From below the earth to the stars, The Great Basin is a documentary feature that builds a complex panorama of rural Nevada, in the Western United States, through a tapestry of characters who work, live, and play there. The Great Basin is the location of the "Loneliest Road in America" and can be seen as a microcosm of the economic, social, and ecological marginalization of 21st-century rural communities."--IMDb.
Item Description:Title from the title screens.
Originally released as documentary film in 2021 (DOK Leipzig, premiere).
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features include: Audio Commentary with Producer / Director Chivas Devinck, Sound Recordist Xan Márquez Caneda and Director of Photography Yoshio Kitagawa ; Q&A with Director Chivas Devinck and Artist Oscar Tuazon (Laemmle Monica Film Center) ; Cedar Spring Water School - featurette examining Oscar Tuazon's art project and the importance of Cedar Spring to the indigenous people of Nevada
Physical Description:1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc, region A; DTS-HD MAster audio 5.1; wide screen (1.85:1); requires Blu-ray player.
Awards:Denver International Film Festival, 2022: Maysles Brothers Award/Honorable Mention (Chivas DeVinck)
Production Credits:Cinematography, Yoshio Kitagawa ; film editing, Matthieu Laclau, Yann-Shan Tsai ; music composed and performed by Felicia Atkinson.