HD An immersive and enthralling journey through the Sonoran Desert on the U.S.-Mexico border, El Mar La Mar weaves together harrowing oral histories from the area with hand-processed 16mm images of…
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Official trailer · YouTube An immersive and enthralling journey through the Sonoran Desert on the U.S.-Mexico border, El Mar La Mar weaves together harrowing oral histories from the area with hand-processed 16mm images of flora, fauna and items left behind by travelers. Subjects speak of intense, mythic experiences in the desert: A man tells of a fifteen-foot-tall monster said to haunt the region, while a border patrolman spins a similarly bizarre tale of man versus beast. A sonically rich soundtrack adds to the eerie atmosphere as the call of birds and other nocturnal noises invisibly populate the austere landscape. Emerging from the ethos of Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab, J.P. Sniadecki’s attentive documentary approach mixes perfectly with Joshua Bonnetta’s meditations on the materiality of film. Together, they’ve created an experience of the border region like nothing you’ve seen, heard or felt before.
El Mar La Mar is available to stream on OVID and DocAlliance Films in US. You can also rent or buy it digitally.
Yes. El Mar La Mar is available to stream on OVID in US. Open the “Where to Watch” section above for the direct link.
El Mar La Mar is not free to stream right now, but it is included with a subscription to OVID and DocAlliance Films.
El Mar La Mar is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and 6 more services in US. See the “Where to Watch” section for current options.