We’re delighted to co-present Casey Carter’s haunting and visually stunning documentary To Use A Mountain, screening at DCTV this August!
The film asks how we handle our most hazardous byproducts, and takes this question to the heart of America’s deserts and mountains, tracing the fallout of decisions made in 1982, when six potential sites were identified by the U.S. Department of Energy for long-term nuclear waste storage. To Use A Mountain investigates these fraught landscapes of disposal and the people who live among them, mixing physics, geology, and politics in a gripping radioactive travelogue.
We’re especially excited to note that producer Colleen Cassingham and director Casey Carter first met in the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio along with collaborator Magdalena Orellana who was also a part of the project from the start and added her signature artistry via the animation in the film. We’re delighted to also have served as the film’s fiscal sponsor and see it along its trajectory now finally out in the world meeting an audience. The film first premiered this past April at Visions Du Reel, where it won a Special Jury Award.
This event is offsite at DCTV — see you there!
