Great Dismal Swamp

Contact and underwater microphones are combined with 16mm film to portray the landscape of the Great Dismal Swamp. Once upon a time, George Washington drained it. Then it became the largest refuge for escaped slaves in the US. Edgar Allen Poe hung a picture of it on his wall. Robert Frost went there to commit a romantic suicide, but didn’t.

Film Maker
Sudak, Jason
Year
2018
Country
U.S.A.
Length
10
Language
English
Category
Agriculture, America, environment, history, Memory
Genre
documentary, experimental

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