Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It aims to lift the natural and artificial barriers between humans and other species, dissolving the distance that exists between them.
Cinematography
Every frame could hang in MoMA. No, seriously.
Score
Laurence Fishburne's voice could narrate my taxes.
Production
Shot across 40+ countries over 10 years.
Director
Gregory Colbert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film spawned a traveling Nomadic Museum made of shipping containers, proving art can exist outside capitalism's gallery system.
No CGI. That whale breaching beside a human in a boat? Actually happened. Colbert waited years for that moment.
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