From internationally acclaimed photographic artist chris jordan, in his filmmaking debut, comes albatross, a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy. Returning to the island over several years, chris and his filming team witnessed cycles of birth, life, and death of these magnificent creatures as. The film is a stunning visual journey, exploring the impacts of global plastic pollution in the ocean through the eyes of the albatross. Jordans latest project, midway, is a featurelength film that expands on the plastic pollution problem by focusing on the plastic fragments that fill up albatross stomachs as they try to feed in the open ocean. His film is available for free downloadstreaming at the journey of albatross began in 2008 as a collaboration with my friend, activistphotographer manuel maqueda. The full film can be streameddownloaded for free at. Following the screening they will hold a discussion featuring filmmaker chris jordan. Jerusalemer strasse10117 berlin friday, november 10, 2017. It is a guided tour into the depths of their own spirits, delivering a profound message of reverence and love that is already reaching an audience of millions of people around the world. The full film can be streamed downloaded for free at. Creating the environmental message, a panel discussion with chris jordan college of charleston school of science and mathematics auditorium, 202 calhoun street. They have a wingspan of more than 6 feet, soaring vast distances without flapping their wings.
A film by chris jordan charleston music hall, 37 john street wednesday, october 25, 7. Jordan, a former lawyer who changed career in midlife, said albatross is his gift to world im close to having to declare bankruptcy, but it feels like giving the film as a gift is part of the art. Albatross by chris jordan transitions film festival. Laysan albatrosses phoebastria immutabilis are incredible birds. Albatross milano design film festivalmilano design film. Following his shocking photographs of dead albatross chicks and the diet of plastic that killed them, chris jordans new film is a call to action to. The documentary albatross shows how we need to reconnect to nature to overcome our plastic culture to better understand the effects plastic has on marine ecosystems, scientists started using the state of health of seabirds as indicator of the extent of plastic. Returning to the island over several years, chris and his filming team. Albatross film screening with artistdirector chris jordan. Laysan albatrosses plastic problem smithsonian ocean. Up until my albatross film, i was focused exclusively on the bad news about our culture, and there is a darkness in that approach, he said. The image stops at the point that a blue piece of plastic glides into the chicks throat.
Released in april, albatross has been shown at the telluride film festival, among many other venues. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy, while delivering a profound message of healing and renewal. Following his shocking photographs of dead albatross chicks and the diet of plastic that killed them, chris jordans new film is a call to action to repair our broken relationship with planet earth. Albatross is a piercing, soaring, sobering, exalting artwork, tinged with the sadness of great love, radiantly brilliant. Stepping outside the stylistic templates of traditional environmental or documentary films, albatross takes viewers on a lyrical guided tour into the depths of. This awardwinning 97 minute film is offered as a free public artwork. Albatross was an official selection at the telluride mountain film festival in may 2017, and the movie trailer was viewed and discussed at the united nations on world oceans day in june 2017.
The documentary albatross shows how we need to reconnect to. Chris jordan doesnt want to tell anyone what to do about plastic waste but he says its time to face its impact. Albatross directed by chris jordan, 97m, 2018 introduced by victoria jordan, producer of the film. Midway film tells story of plastics in our ocean through. Jordan returned to the midway islands to create a powerful documentary film, which can be viewed at the albatross film website. Intolerable beauty, on view at the culver center of the arts july 6, 2019 through january 5, 2020. Chris jordan shooting albatross chicks on midway island. For a lighter touch, check out ocean todays short trash talk videos, a collaboration between the. Filmmaker chris jordan will be present for a talkback discussion following the screening. Many of jordans works are created from photographs of garbage and mass consumption, a serendipitous.
The journey of albatross began in 2008 as a collaboration with my friend, activistphotographer manuel maqueda. The interview with photographer chris jordan, author of the documentary albatross. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, will be offered as a free public screening through penn state centre stage and the penn state sustainability institute at noon on friday, july 12, and 7 p. The name of the island was a powerful lesson that way. Returning to the island over several years, our team witnessed the cycles of life and death of these birds as a multi. Watch this powerfully moving film about the birds whose bodies are filled with ocean plastic.
They can go years without even touching land, live for more than half a century, and will often stick with a single mate for their entire lifespan but they have a problem. For a heartbreaking look at the toll on midways seabirds, see this trailer for the upcoming feature film albatross by photographer chris jordan. Albatross is presented as part of the exhibition chris jordan. Chris jordan born 1963 is an american artist, photographer and film producer based in seattle, washington. On midway island, in the remote north pacific ocean, tens of thousands of laysan. Chris jordan midway halsey institute of contemporary art. Screening of albatross a film by chris jordan ncbs. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. Julia stoschek collection leipziger strasse 60entrance. Chris jordan is one of several activists who have been inspired by the tragic plight of albatross fledglings on the midway islands.
Albatross by chris jordan is an outstanding movie that shows you the answer. For three years, seattle photographer chris jordan and a small crew of cinematographers have been filming the albatross living and breeding on the island for an upcoming documentary called midway. Chris jordanalbatross hes since returned multiple times to midway atoll to document the cycle of birth, life and death, and has edited his footage into a documentary film. Film screening of albatross to shine light on issue of. A powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. The dutch public premiere of albatross, a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy.
I first came across chris jordans work when, with some colleagues. Both elegy and warning, the film explores the interconnectedness of species, with the albatross on midway as a mirror of our humanity. Chris jordans albatross film trailer from chris jordan photographic arts on vimeo. Filmed by internationallyacclaimed photographic artist chris jordan. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, is a powerfully moving love story about birds on midway island in the pacific whose bodies are filled with ocean. The film delivers a profound message of reverence and renewal that has been reaching and stimulating an audience of millions around the world. The explorers club and parley for the oceans cordially invite you to a screening of albatross a love story for our time from the heart of the pacific.
It opens the door to peep into the family life of albatross, yes, the big seabird. The albatross parent regurgitates food and slips it into the throat of the hungry chick. Albatross by chris jordan,sabine emiliani 20 films for. Chris jordan is a photographer and filmmaker based in seattle. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic. Finding grace through waste in intolerable beauty news.
Little did jordan know that he would return time and again to midway on a wildly challenging eightyear odyssey to tell the story of these remarkable birds and what they mean to him. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, is a powerfully moving love story about birds on midway island in the pacific whose bodies are filled with ocean plastic. In 2018 chris jordan released a featurelength documentary film titled albatross, the result of his eightyear project photographing and filming plasticstuffed birds on midway island. This is not your textbook nature documentary, but rather a. Using spare narration and stunning imagery, midway focuses on the plight of the laysan albatross plagued by the ingestion of our plastic trash. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy. On the website dedicated to the film, jordan says it all started as the world began to wake up to the issue of plastic. Film screening albatross by chris jordan presented. The film documents the iconic birds who live on midway island in the middle of the pacific who. Many contemporary artists are integrating environmental themes into their work.
An example are documentary films that often show a catastrophic global disaster. Language subtitles are available by clicking the cc button. It seems to me that collectively we are getting further and further away from what we feel. Jordan records the cycles of birth, life, and death of these magnificent seabirds. Carl safina, conservationist and writer in 2009, artist chris jordan travelled to midway island and bore witness to tens of thousands of dead albatrosses lying. Film screening albatross by chris jordan presented with parley for the oceans. Indeed in one touching scene we watch him mourning a bird. This is a story that may change the way you see everything. The voice jordan narrates the film with conveys his personal sense of loss. Film screening of albatross to shine light on issue of ocean plastic pollution june 30, 2019 university park, pa. For updates on chris jordans upcoming film albatross, visit albatross film trailer.
One has questions with no answer, one does not understand his or her life anymore. Watch on a system with good speakers or headphones if possible. Albatross takes viewers on visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. Jordan, a seattlebased photographer, spent eights years working on his debut film albatross, which screened at earthxfilm on friday. The midway film project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. Chris jordan directorproducer stephanie levy producer terry tempest williams writer. Using spare narration and stunning imagery, chris jordans feature film albatross explores the plight of laysan albatross plagued by the ingestion of our plastic trash. Following his shocking photographs of dead albatross chicks and the diet of plastic that killed them, chris jordan s new film is a call to action to repair our broken relationship with planet earth.
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