Last Things

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Last Things

Released Jan 12, 2024

50m

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Last Things looks at evolution and extinction from the perspective of the rocks and minerals that came before humanity and will outlast us. With scientists and thinkers like Lynn Margulis and Marcia Bjørnerud as guides and quoting from the proto-Sci-fi texts of J.H. Rosny, Deborah Stratman offers a stunning array of images, from microscopic forms to vast landscapes, and seeks a picture of evolution without humans at the center.

Phuong Le

Guardian

As science and fiction meet on a sonic level, the visuals are excavated from a fascinating well of sources.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 26, 2024

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

I love the avenues of exploration going on in “Last Things,” and how this filmmaker finds as much to see in break dancers on a city street, beautifully edited, as she sees in lo-fi visual notions of star guts looking for action, and a new home.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 24, 2024

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S. Nicole Lane

Chicago Reader

Last Things takes us through a kaleidoscope of shapes, colors, and forms that represent who was here first and who will outlast us.

Jan 13, 2024

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Ryan Akler-Bishop

In Review Online

In [rejecting] anthropomorphic thought, the film becomes an empowering reminder of our own insignificance [and any] didacticism shrivels away in Stratman’s hands; instead, she embraces pleasure in the unknown and the sprawling ambiguity of the universe.

Apr 14, 2024

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Andrew Burton

Spectrum Culture

Whether you are a fan of experimental film or a curious newcomer, it’s worth spending 50 minutes with Last Things.

Mar 11, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Last Things is at once delightful and sobering. Its visual riches come encased in the firm message that even without our currently speeding the extinction process along, this sphere we live on has elements that will endure far beyond...

Jan 27, 2024

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Cristopher Levitt A. M

While the film aspires to a scientific foundation, it ultimately fails to establish one convincingly; the result feels fragmented and insufficiently supported.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Last Things looks at evolution and extinction from the perspective of the rocks and minerals that came before humanity and will outlast us. With scientists and thinkers like Lynn Margulis and Marcia Bjørnerud as guides and quoting from the proto-Sci-fi texts of J.H. Rosny, Deborah Stratman offers a stunning array of images, from microscopic forms to vast landscapes, and seeks a picture of evolution without humans at the center.

Director: Deborah Stratman
Producer: Deborah Stratman
Screenwriter: Deborah Stratman
Distributor: The Cinema Guild
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 50m