Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink (2023)

11/20/2023 (FR) • 1h 10m

Documentary, History

Overview

In the seventies, during the Richard Nixon administration, Documerica, a large-scale photographic project, led by the US Environmental Protection Agency, sought to document the country's environmental situation. The tens of thousands of photos, taken by hundreds of photographers, constitute a unique archive, showing a landscape ravaged by pollution and environmental degradation.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

degradation

1970s

photographic evidence

old photograph

environmental issues

film archives

industrial pollution

environmental documentary

national archives

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