Salt in the Soil
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Synopsis: The sea is quietly surging, more and more each year, slipping its poison salt into the soil. Originally created for the stage, ‘Salt in the Soil’ is a response to the sea slowly rising and saltwater intrusion in forests. Often killing large areas of trees, “ghost forests” are spreading at a rapid pace due to the effects of climate change and extreme weather in coastal forests. Some of the worst damage remains out-of-sight in rural areas away from cities and daily consciousness. Re-imagining this work as a dance film allowed the choreography to be captured amongst the dead and dying trees of Botany Bay, South Carolina.
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Aimee Gwynne
Sydni Shaffer
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Niav Conty’s films span darkly humorous investigations of the transgressive and taboo, intimate and troubling coming-of-age portraits, and cutting-edge Machinima. She is an active freelance director, cinematographer and screenwriter in New York City.
She has been Director of Photography for dozens of films including 7 features, both doc and fiction. Her award winning films have traveled to festivals worldwide. She is a recipient of the Kodak Award for cinematography, and the 2013 Princess Grace Award.