Movie Details
Original Language:English
The Course of Empire
DirectorMichel Auder
20 min
Plot
The Course of Empire is inspired by the eponymous series of paintings created by Thomas Cole from 1833 to 1836 A text film constructed from iPhone images of writings by James Baldwin Donna J Haraway and Arthur Rimbaud it also features excerpts from Alexander von Humboldts slavetrade opus Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 17991804
