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An eight-part documentary series searches for hidden sounds of our civilization. What messages about its future does humankind receive at a power plant, CO2 storage, oil-well, aquaponic farm and other places that model our world? A philosopher of technology accompanied by field recordists with geophone, hydrophone and other special mics is going on a sonic expedition.

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Written and directed by: Ivo Bystřičan
Field recordists: Magnús Bergsson, Sara Pinheiro
Sound recordist: Jan Kalužný
Sound design and mix: Marie Čtveráčková
Narrated by: Skyland Václav Kobylak
Editor: Iveta Černá
Protagonists: Lukáš Likavčan, Václav Havelka, Pan Thorarensen
Studio: Mr. Wombat
Producer: Tereza Swadoschová
Ⓒ Era Productions 2023

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Ep6 〜 Holy Liquid. Žarošice oil well, Czech Republic.

The oil field is on the verge of being depleted. Beneath the surface, there are only remnants of a substance that has made modern mobility, globalization, the plastics industry and probably even capitalism as we know it possible. ...

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Ep5 〜 Between Two Worlds. Búðarháls hydropower dam, Iceland.

Hydroelectric power is a clean source of energy, but it can also be used to power an operation that is highly pollutive, which in this case is a giant aluminum smelter. ...

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Ep4 〜 Artificial Nature or Natural Artificiality. Milovice grazing reserve, Czech Republic.

A few years ago, part of a former military area was repopulated with bison, wild horses and aurochs, the latter of which was back-bred after the last one went extinct five hundred years ago. Once the area was fenced off to exclusively house the ancient animal species, ...

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Ep3 〜 Food Not Soil. Kaly aquaponic farm, Czech Republic.

Land depleted by intensive agriculture and threatened by climate change poses a number of questions for future food security. Aquaponics, which makes it possible to grow crops without using soil and with only a minimal amount of water, offers the promise of a partial solution. ...

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Ep2 〜 Management of a Gift. Hellisheiði geothermal power plant and CO2 storage, Iceland.

The eighth largest geothermal power plant in the world, set in a volcanic landscape covered with green moss, visually creates the impression of a harmonious place. The geological bedrock here is not only used to extract heat. It also serves as an underground storage of CO2, ...

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Ep1 〜 Fossil Injustice. Tušimice coal power plant, Czech Republic.

“The sound of burning coal is the sound of politics.” Our sonic expedition begins in the heart of energy production of a country that traditionally relies on fossil fuels. ...

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Introducing Future Landscapes

An eight-part documentary series searches for hidden sounds of our civilization. What messages about its future does humankind receive at a power plant, CO2 storage, oil-well, aquaponic farm and other places that model our world? A philosopher of technology accompanied by field recordists with geophone, hydrophone and other special mics is going on a sonic expedition.

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