The Arc of Oblivion

What can be saved in a universe that erases its tracks?

"The Arc of Oblivion" explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in a field in Maine, the film heads far afield - to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the Arctic, and ancient libraries in the Sahara - to illuminate the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory.

• Release date
• March 18, 2023
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Ian Cheney

Cast

Werner Herzog Narrator (voice) Kirsten Johnson Self