In 2018 chris jordan released a featurelength documentary film titled albatross, the result of his eightyear project photographing and filming plasticstuffed birds on midway island. And in collaboration with chris jordan, we have organized the dutch private premieres of albatross in november 2017 in the hague and amsterdam. Chris jordan asks us through his lens of attention and compassion, how shall we live. The accompanying video clip, posted monday by midway journey, reveals a glimpse of whats to come in a highdefinition film titled midway, directed by chris jordan.
The film documents the iconic birds who live on midway island in the middle of the pacific who. Following his shocking photographs of dead albatross chicks and the diet of plastic that killed them, chris jordan s new film is a call to action to repair our broken relationship with planet earth. Carl safina, conservationist and writer in 2009, artist chris jordan travelled to midway island and bore witness to tens of thousands of dead albatrosses lying on the ground, their stomachs filled with plastic. Jerusalemer strasse10117 berlin friday, november 10, 2017.
Apr 23, 2018 chris jordan doesnt want to tell anyone what to do about plastic waste but he says its time to face its impact. Julia stoschek collection leipziger strasse 60entrance. Mar 04, 20 the midway media project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. The explorers club and parley for the oceans cordially invite you to a screening of albatross a love story for our time from the heart of the pacific. Using spare narration and stunning imagery, midway focuses on the plight of the laysan albatross plagued by the ingestion of our plastic trash. Returning to the island over several years, chris and his filming team.
Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy, while delivering a profound message of healing and renewal. Finding grace through waste in intolerable beauty news. Film depicts albatross of plastic consumption greensource dfw. Stepping outside the stylistic templates of traditional environmental or documentary films, albatross takes viewers on a lyrical guided tour into the depths of. Chris short film camel gastrolith mountainfilm 2016 shows the amount of plastic found inside of a dead camel. Sep 06, 20 directed by sabine emiliani, chris jordan. Register for your seat at or pick up a ticket at the box office, while tickets last. Chris jordan born 1963 is an american artist, photographer and film producer based in seattle, washington. The documentary albatross shows how we need to reconnect to. Chris jordan is one of several activists who have been inspired by the tragic plight of albatross fledglings on the midway islands. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy. The interview with photographer chris jordan, author of the documentary albatross.
A large part of this project, and chriss journey to reckon with the scale of this ongoing issue, has taken place on midway atoll. Tuesday, july 16, at the penn state downtown theatre. Film screening albatross by chris jordan presented with. Jordan records the cycles of birth, life, and death of. Albatross directed by chris jordan, 97m, 2018 introduced by victoria jordan, producer of the film. Film screening albatross by chris jordan presented. This event is sponsored by the green stacks program of sf public library. Chris jordan is a photographer and filmmaker based in seattle. The film is a stunning visual journey, exploring the impacts of global plastic pollution in the ocean through the eyes of the albatross. A large part of this project, and chris s journey to reckon with the scale of this ongoing issue, has taken place on midway atoll. Albatross film screening with artistdirector chris jordan.
Screening of albatross a film by chris jordan ncbs. Jordan is referring to his interactions with the albatross of midway atoll, depicted in his film albatross, screening at transitions film festival in adelaide this weekend. Albatross is presented as part of the exhibition chris jordan. On midway island, in the remote north pacific ocean, tens of thousands of laysan albatross chicks lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic. Film screening of albatross to shine light on issue of. Eventbrite envirolutions and the program board presents film bleu night albatross by chris jordan thursday, october 3, 2019 at pratt institute student union, brooklyn, ny. Midway is a cluster of islands 2000 miles from the nearest. Artistphotographer chris jordan is director, editor, and writer of albatross, a film made from footage he and his team filmed on midway island over several years. Released in april, albatross has been shown at the telluride film festival, among many other venues. On the website dedicated to the film, jordan says it all started as the world began to wake up to the issue of plastic. Robson will also work with college of charleston students on a project to reclaim materials from a local beach cleanup that will be used to create works of art. Chris jordan is an artist and photographer who has spent the past nine years photographing the effects of plastics on our planet. From internationally acclaimed photographic artist chris jordan, in his filmmaking debut, comes albatross, a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy.
Albatross is a piercing, soaring, sobering, exalting artwork, tinged with the sadness of great love, radiantly brilliant. Chris jordan albatross hes since returned multiple times to midway atoll to document the cycle of birth, life and death, and has edited his footage into a documentary film. Albatross film depicts newlyemerging issue of ocean. Albatross by chris jordan,sabine emiliani 20 films for the earth. On one of the remotest islands on earth, tens of thousands of albatross chicks lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic. Trailer for documentary film albatross by chris jordan. Acap is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve albatrosses and petrels by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to their. For three years, seattle photographer chris jordan and a small crew of cinematographers have been filming the albatross living and breeding on the island for. Chris jordans albatross movie is offered as a free. Following his shocking photographs of dead albatross chicks and the diet of plastic that killed them, chris jordans new film is a call to action to. Chris jordan shooting albatross chicks on midway island. Fred foundation supported the making of the film financially. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, will be offered as a free public screening through penn state centre stage and penn state sustainability institute, friday, july 12, at 12 p.
Albatross milano design film festivalmilano design film. Mar 12, 2018 following his shocking photographs of dead albatross chicks and the diet of plastic that killed them, chris jordans new film is a call to action to repair our broken relationship with planet earth. It opens the door to peep into the family life of albatross, yes, the big seabird. Film screening albatross by chris jordan presented with parley for the oceans. Albatross wins planetary health film prize at this years.
The journey of albatross began in 2008 as a collaboration with my friend, activistphotographer manuel maqueda. Jordan, a seattlebased photographer, spent eights years working on his debut film albatross, which screened at earthxfilm on friday. It only takes a small handful of plastic in the stomach of one bird to understand how big our problem with plastic is. One has questions with no answer, one does not understand his or her life anymore. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby. Albatross takes viewers on visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy.
Following the screening they will hold a discussion featuring filmmaker chris jordan. Albatross finds itself midway between horror and beauty the. Both elegy and warning, the film explores the interconnectedness of species, with the albatross on midway as a. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, will be offered as a free public screening through penn state centre stage and the penn state sustainability institute at noon on friday, july 12, and 7 p.
Up until my albatross film, i was focused exclusively on the bad news about our culture, and there is a darkness in that approach, he said. Documentary albatross shows how our obsession with. Albatross was an official selection at the telluride mountain film festival in may 2017, and the movie trailer was viewed and discussed at the united nations on world oceans day in june 2017. His film is available for free downloadstreaming at the journey of albatross began in 2008 as a collaboration with. Sf green film festival is pleased to present this special world oceans day screening of chris jordan s albatross an intimate portrait of these magnificent seabirds on midway island in the north pacific ocean. It shows weary albatross parents waddling shoreward to embark on their first forays to find food after weeks on the nest. Film bleu night albatross by chris jordan tickets, thu, oct 3.
Many contemporary artists are integrating environmental themes into their work. Many people were deeply touched by albatross and wanted to share the film with their own network. Along with their respective exhibitions, robson and jordan will be giving public lectures about their work and jordan s film albatross will premiere at the charleston music hall. Using spare narration and stunning imagery, chris jordan s feature film albatross explores the plight of laysan albatross plagued by the ingestion of our plastic trash. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. Intolerable beauty, on view at the culver center of the arts july 6, 2019 through january 5, 2020. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy, while delivering a. Jordan returned to the midway islands to create a powerful documentary film, which can be viewed at the albatross film website. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, is a powerfully moving love story about birds on midway island in the pacific whose bodies are filled with ocean plastic.
It is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching environmental tragedy. The documentary albatross shows how we need to reconnect. Using spare narration and stunning imagery, chris jordans feature film albatross explores the plight of laysan albatross plagued by the ingestion of our. Albatross, a film by artist chris jordan, is a powerfully moving love story about birds on midway island in the pacific whose bodies are filled with ocean. Mar 28, 20 jordans latest project, midway, is a featurelength film that expands on the plastic pollution problem by focusing on the plastic fragments that fill up albatross stomachs as they try to feed in the open ocean. Artist chris jordan alit on midway island in 2009 to photograph the albatrosses that populate this small spot of land in the middle of the pacific. An example are documentary films that often show a catastrophic global disaster. We are delighted to announce that the winner of this years planetary health film prize at the global health film festival is albatross, directed by chris jordan albatross, which premiered in 2017, is a 97minute free public artwork. Following the tuesday screening, a panel discussion will be held with experts who specialize in. Jordan s latest project, midway, is a featurelength film that expands on the plastic pollution problem by focusing on the plastic fragments that fill up albatross stomachs as they try to feed in the open ocean. Albatross will be released as a public artwork this spring. The midway film project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. May 25, 2018 jordan is referring to his interactions with the albatross of midway atoll, depicted in his film albatross, screening at transitions film festival in adelaide this weekend.
The midway media project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. Chris jordan midway halsey institute of contemporary art. Jordan has participated in mountainfilm in 2010 and 2012 as a speaker and special guest. This awardwinning 97 minute film is offered as a free public artwork. Filmmaker chris jordan will be present for a talkback discussion following the screening. His work sends a bold message about unconscious behaviors in our everyday lives, providing a platform for rich conversation and education around issues of ocean health, ecosystem interconnectedness, mass consumption and. Midway is a cluster of islands 2000 miles from the nearest continent in the middle of the north pacific ocean. Jun 17, 2019 trailer for documentary film albatross by chris jordan. Apr 19, 2018 albatross is a shared grief, a collective prayer, a mirror into our own complicity of the suffering we have caused through our religion of consumption.
His film is available for free downloadstreaming at. It is a guided tour into the depths of their own spirits, delivering a profound message of reverence and love that is already reaching an audience of millions of people around the world. Little did jordan know that he would return time and again to midway on a wildly challenging eightyear odyssey to tell the story of these remarkable birds and what they mean to him. Chris jordan doesnt want to tell anyone what to do about plastic waste but he says its time to face its impact. Albatross is a powerful visual journey into the heart of a gutwrenching. Albatross by chris jordan,sabine emiliani 20 films for. The full film can be streamed downloaded for free at. Chris jordan s albatross film trailer from chris jordan photographic arts on vimeo.