Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 2023

Original language

English

Production

ARTE,Les Films en vrac,Karamoja Productions,Ring Prod

Director

Pierre-François Didek

Writer

Pierre-François Didek

Producer

Pierre-François Didek,Benoît Tschieret,Guillaume Vincent,Thierry Commissionat

Music

Nil Didek

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt34088858