| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Ironweed film club ; no. 21
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| Note |
Documentary. |
| Performer |
Narrated by John Waters. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 4:3 aspect ratio, stereo sound. |
| Summary |
Two documentaries about alien and harsh environments where nature and industry collide, and the communities of people that live there. Once known as the California Riviera, the man-made Salton Sea is mistakenly portrayed by the media as an ecological disaster. Today, close-knit communities of eclectic and eccentric residents must battle biased media representations and surrounding metropolises threatening to appropriate water sources that keep the sea alive. Ghosts, a vignette from the film Working man's death (dir. by Michael Glawogger), features the Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia and the workers who haul raw sulfur across the treacherous terrain. |
| Contents |
Introduction with Metzler and Springer (2 min.) -- Plagues & pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006 : 74 min.) -- Ghosts (2006 : 25 min). |
| Note |
"August 2007." |
| Subject |
Documentary films.
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Short films.
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Salton Sea (Calif.)
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Sulfur mines and mining -- Indonesia.
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| Added Author |
Metzler, Chris.
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Springer, Jeff.
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Waters, John, 1946-
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Glawogger, Michael.
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Tilapia Film.
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Ironweed Film Club.
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New Video Group.
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Docurama Films.
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Cinema Guild.
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| Note |
Also includes a vignette from Michael Glawogger's film, Working man's death, titled: Geister = Ghosts |
| Added Title |
Plagues and pleasures on the Salton Sea |
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Ghosts |
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Working man's death (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
782410092195 |
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