with a panel discussion after Oct 12's screening featuring Mark Selden, East Asia Program; Jean Locey, Dept. of Art; H. Oliver Gao, School of Civil & Environmetnal Engineering; and Jim Lassoie, Dept. of Natural Resources
"Manufactured Landscapes begins as a portrait of acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who specializes in large-scale images of vast industrial landscapes. It quickly develops into a meditation on the human and environmental costs of the permanent and profound changes our planet is experiencing. Focusing on Burtynsky's images of China as it undergoes an unprecedented transformation into a 21st century powerhouse, the film's surface is beautiful, its implications frightening. Largely shot by Peter Mettler, it captures a brave new world that manages to be both luscious and unutterably repellent, often simultaneously." (Film Forum) "This landmark glimpse into China's modern-day industrial revolution becomes something more—a profound, open-ended meditation on man's physical impact on his environment." (Variety) More at www.zeitgeistfilms.com 35mm
2006, color, 1 hour 30 minutes, Canada