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Expedition Content

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An immersive marvel of sonic ethnography, Expedition Content draws on audio recordings made by recent college graduate and Standard Oil heir Michael Rockefeller as part of the 1961 Harvard-Peabody Expedition to Netherlands New Guinea that set up tents among the indigenous Hubula (also known as Dani) people. In their nearly imageless film, Karel and Kusumaryati document the strange encounter between the expedition and the Hubula people. The work explores and upends the power dynamics between anthropologist and subject, between image and sound, and turns the whole ethnographic project on its head.

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Manohla Dargis New York Times 01/07/2022
[A] startling and fascinating experimental documentary... Go to Full Review Ryan Swen Taipei Mansions Sep 5
The brilliance of Expedition Content lies, in large part, in its ability to be so direct, so unflinching in its perspective, while also seemingly refracting its observations through the plethora of direct field recordings. Go to Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World 01/27/2022
At times tender and jarring in others, Expedition Content is a wondrous aural experience to be had. Go to Full Review Paul Attard In Review Online 01/11/2022
It's precisely [the film's] loss of control ... that allows us to 'see' anew, where the violent dominance of visual information no longer reigns supreme. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ernst Karel

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Veronika Kusumaryati

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Ernst Karel

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Veronika Kusumaryati

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Ernst Karel

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Ernst Karel

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Synopsis An immersive marvel of sonic ethnography, Expedition Content draws on audio recordings made by recent college graduate and Standard Oil heir Michael Rockefeller as part of the 1961 Harvard-Peabody Expedition to Netherlands New Guinea that set up tents among the indigenous Hubula (also known as Dani) people. In their nearly imageless film, Karel and Kusumaryati document the strange encounter between the expedition and the Hubula people. The work explores and upends the power dynamics between anthropologist and subject, between image and sound, and turns the whole ethnographic project on its head.
Director
Ernst Karel, Veronika Kusumaryati
Producer
Ernst Karel
Screenwriter
Ernst Karel, Veronika Kusumaryati
Distributor
The Cinema Guild
Production Co
Sensory Ethnography Lab (SEL)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 7, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 7, 2023
Runtime
1h 18m