| Description |
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD-R. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Allan Sekula. |
| Note |
"Frank van Reemst & Joost Verheij, Doc.Eye Film presents ; in co-production with Vincent Lucassen & Ebba Sinzinger, WILDart Film." |
| Credits |
Writer/director, Allan Sekula, Noël Burch ; editor, Menno Boerema ; narration written by Allan Sekula. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. |
| Summary |
The sea is forgotten until disaster strikes. But perhaps the biggest seagoing disaster is the global supply chain, which - maybe in a more fundamental way than financial speculation - leads the world economy to the abyss. This essayistic, political documentary follows container cargo aboard ships, barges, trains and trucks, listening to workers, engineers, planners, politicians, an those marginalized by the global transport system. We discover the most sophisticated expression of the belief that the maritime economy, and the sea itself, is somehow obsolete. |
| Language |
In English, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese with English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Freight and freightage -- Social aspects.
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Freight and freightage. |
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Social aspects. |
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Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Business logistics -- Social aspects.
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Business logistics. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Sekula, Allan, director, screenwriter.
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Burch, Noël, 1932- director, screenwriter.
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Reemst, Frank van, producer.
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Verheij, Joost, producer.
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Lucassen, Vincent, producer.
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Sinzinger, Ebba, producer.
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Boerema, Menno, editor.
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Doc.Eye Film.
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Wildart Film.
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Icarus Films.
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