El mar la mar

2017

1h 34m

Documentary

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A portrait of the Sonoran Desert along the United States border with Mexico.

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Glenn Heath Jr.

Little White Lies

Long stretches of quiet help section off the film's eerie chapters. Here, El mar la mar leaves the viewer to their own thoughts, much in the way migrants might as they journey through "the terrifying silence" of the desert.

Oct 4, 2018

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Times (UK)

A timely artwork that captures that desperate life and death pilgrimage across the Sonoran Desert like no other.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 6, 2018

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

It's the use of sound, rather than image, that gives the film an extra dimension.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 6, 2018

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

Isolationism won't solve the problem in the capitalist society where economic inequality is the root cause of all problems. El mar la mar addresses human cost of the border politics in a way that only the film medium can.

Feb 13, 2021

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

At once a meditation on mortality, a requiem for the lost, and a chilling tone poem, El Mar La Mar is a singular and terrifying evocation of shattered dreams and human longing.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 3, 2019

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

if you're up for something more experimental, that is willing to observe patiently and unobtrusively... then you will probably enjoy this film.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 13, 2018

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"'El Mar La Mar' é uma experiência imersiva, abstrata e, em geral, interessante. A ótima fotografia, o formato e as imagens do segundo ato impressionam e fazem esse filme ser tão bom quanto é. O terceiro ato, porém, diminui o ritmo e o interesse que os dois antecessores construíram. O resultado é um bom filme que se perde um pouco no final, mas que tem temas relevantes discutidos de uma maneira curiosa e bem executada." https://galaxiadocinema.home.blog/2020/06/05/olhar-de-cinema-edicao-especial-1-el-mar-la-mar-2017-critica/

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Joshua Bonnetta

Director

J.P. Sniadecki

Director

Joshua Bonnetta

Producer

J.P. Sniadecki

Producer

Joshua Bonnetta

Cinematographer

J.P. Sniadecki

Cinematographer

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Synopsis

A portrait of the Sonoran Desert along the United States border with Mexico.

Director: Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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