A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications (2023) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 25, 2023

Original Title:
A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Moon Star Pictures

Production Countries:
Serbia | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 24

A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications is an essay film charting the technological evolution of military bunkers built within the San Francisco Bay’s eroding coast. The film observes a dynamic geological relationship between the literal structures of colonial power, and the land itself. As symbols of military might, the bunkers were tasked with protecting the coast from ‘perceived threats.’ Constructed, reconstructed and updated over time, these structures stood and waited for the enemy that never came. Against the backdrop of a changing landscape and its mythology, the film looks at the evolution of military technologies of seeing.

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Additional Music:
Jakov Munižaba

Cinematography:
Tijana Petrović

Colorist:
Ben Neufeld

Director:
Tijana Petrović

Editor:
Tijana Petrović

Music:
Chris Carlson

Producer:
Emile Bokaer

Sound Designer:
Jakov Munižaba

Sound Mixer:
Bijan Sharifi

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