2024 | United States | Documentary,Experimental

Chemical Meadows

  • 21 mins
  • Director | Nate Dorr

STATUS: Completed

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Chemical Meadows is an experimental documentary linking water chemistry and photochemistry in the post-industrial wilds of the New Jersey Meadowlands. A paradoxical estuary wilderness three miles from Manhattan and more than half its size, marred by landfills and chemical corporations yet a recovering haven for wildlife, the Meadowlands are an unexpected breach in the dense development of the mid-Atlantic. This is the story of its waters: a film created by washing 16mm footage in corroding drainage ditches and suspect holding ponds to reveal hidden contaminants, soundtracked largely with underwater hydrophone recordings.

documentary experimental water chemistry photochemistry landfill chemical wildlife Manhattan underwater
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