War and the Weather

Name: War and the Weather
Genre: Animation, History, Documentary
Duration: 39 min
Cast: Kouslaa Kessler-Mata, Lauren Buffaloe-Muscatine, Charles Bell, Larry Schick, Philip Glass

"An experimental history of atmospheric rivers"Movie

StarringKouslaa Kessler-MataLauren Buffaloe-MuscatineCharles Bell

DirectorEnid Baxter Ryce

NR 39 minAnimation, History, Documentary

Plot

Artist Enid Baxter Ryce created an experimental documentary with a musical score by Philip Glass to portray in moving imagesthe history of atmospheric rivers or streams of water vapor in the sky Just like rivers that move water around on the land atmospheric riversnever visible to the naked eyewere a vital force in shaping the colonization of the American West Today the evolving scientific and cultural understandings of atmospheric rivers exemplify the complexity and importance of the stories we tell ourselves about science climate and the natural world This film was created at the Days and Nights Festival held at the Philip Glass Center for the Arts Science and the Environment

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