In this video, I seek to clarify what constitutes a landscape film, and why they are important types of films to watch.

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Films Featured:
1. Dead Slow Ahead (Mauro Herce, 2015) https://vimeo.com/ondemand/deadslowahead
2. Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922) https://amzn.to/3KVri51
3. Fog Line (Larry Gottheim, 1970)    • Fog Line, Larry Gottheim, 1970  
4. Ten Skies (James Benning, 2004)    • Ten Skies (James Benning) - 2004  
5. Leviathan (Lucien Castaign-Taylor, Véréna Paravel, 2012) https://amzn.to/3925fMI
6. Sogobi (James Benning, 2002)    • Sogobi. James Benning  
7. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) https://amzn.to/3yllHSY
8. In Order Not to be Here (Deborah Stratman, 2002)    • IN ORDER NOT TO BE HERE (2002)  

References:
• Castaign-Taylor, Lucien. (2012). Lucien Castaing-Taylor – Leviathan. YouTube. Available at:    • Lucien Castaing-Taylor - LEVIATHAN  
• Helphand, Kenneth. (1986). Landscape Films. Landscape Journal, 5 (1): 1-8.
• MacDonald, Scott. (2001). The Garden in the Machine: A Field Guide to Independent Films about Place. University of California Press.
• Panofsky, Erwin. (1966). Style and Medium in the Motion Pictures. In D. Talbot (Ed.), Film: an anthology (pp. 15-32). Berkeley: University of California Press.

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Timecodes:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:55 Landscape as Subject
00:08:05 Why are Landscape Films Important?

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