Oliver Ressler

(Knittelfeld, Austria, 1970)

Carbon and Captivity, 2020

HD single channel video colour, sound. 4K AT/NO
33 min. Ed 7+1

(ENG) The film’s title refers to humanity’s “captivity” within the logic of capitalism, which seems to carry extractivism onward to the point of no return. "Carbon and Captivity" is structured in four chapters, introducing various perspectives through spoken voices. The film interweaves shooting at and around Technology Centre Mongstad (The world’s largest facility for testing carbon capture technologies) with a tour through the site, a poetic-political narration text and a dense sound design.

(CAST) El título del film hace referencia al "cautiverio" de la humanidad dentro de la lógica del capitalismo, que parece llevar el extractivismo a un punto de no retorno. "Carbon and Captivity" está estructurado en cuatro capítulos, introduciendo varias perspectivas a través de voces en off. La película entrelaza el rodaje en y alrededor del Centro Tecnológico de Mongstad (la mayor instalación del mundo para probar tecnologías de captura de carbono) con un recorrido por el sitio, un texto de narrado de forma poético-política y un elaborado diseño de sonido.

Director and producer: Oliver Ressler
Cinematography: Sjur Pollen 
Location sound: Sjur Pollen, Oliver Ressler 
Editing: Oliver Ressler 
Text: Oliver Ressler, Matthew Hyland 
Narrator: Tim Goldie 
Audio studio recording: John Hannon 
Color correction: Rudolf Gottsberger 
Sound design and music: Vinzenz Schwab 
Title design: Nils Olger

This film was facilitated by Entrée, Bergen, and received support from the Arts Council Norway, Gwärtler Stiftung and Stadt Wien.

Special thanks to: Randi Grov Berger, Alexander Behr, Lisbeth Kovačič, Lenka Kukurova, Ernst Logar, Gregory Sholette, Imre Szeman.

Film stills. Oliver Ressler "Carbon and Captivity" (2020). 4K, 33 min., AT/CH/NO