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The Colorado

2016 · 91 min

A meditative, music-driven essay film that drifts through landscapes and history, asking for quiet, patient attention.

Directed by: Murat Eyuboglu
Starring: Mark Rylance, Inocencia González Sainz

Overview: A music-based documentary that explores the Colorado River Basin from social and ecological perspectives across history. Brief voiceover texts—narrated by the great Shakespearean actor Mark Rylance—lead the viewer into each of the film's nine sections. Contextual images along with lyrics—sung by the 2014 Grammy laureate Roomful of Teeth—explore topics ranging from prehistoric settlements of the region to present-day plight of the Colorado River Delta.

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Directed by: Murat Eyuboglu
Starring: Mark Rylance, Inocencia González Sainz

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
nature
memory
survival
politics
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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