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Ground Zero/Sacred Ground
(1997 • 9 minutes)
Music by Ken Field
In south-central New Mexico, an ancient
Native American rock art site lies 35 miles from the detonation
site of the world’s first atomic bomb. The juxtaposition of
these sites points to the striking contrast between the two worlds
which created them: one which reveres and lives in harmony with
the natural world, and one which, in striving to control the forces
of nature, has created a means for its destruction.
“The film has the fluidity and lyricism
of classic animation by the likes of John and Faith Hubley as it
spins its cautionary tale about ancient human civilization, the
abiding earth, and the threat of nuclear annihilation.”
— Carly Carioli, The Boston Phoenix
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| Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1998: Telepost Excellence in Film
Editing Award |
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| Humboldt International Film Festival, CA, 1998: 1st Prize,
Animation |
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| Marin County National Festival of Short Films, CA, 1998: 1st
Prize, Animation |
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| Green Extreme Film Festival, Canada, 1999: Best Environmental
Film |
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| ASIFA-East Animation Awards, NYC, 1999: Excellence in Design,
and Charles Samu Awards |
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| Prix Leonardo, Italy, 1999: Gold Certificate |
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| Rhode Island International Film Festival, 1999: Best Director |
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| Utah Short Film & Video Festival, 1998: Best Animation |
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| Big Muddy Film Festival, IL, 1998: Jury Prize |
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| Black Maria Film & Video Festival, 1998: Director’s
Choice Award |
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| New England Film & Video Festival, 1998: Honorable Mention |
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| Smoky Mountain/Nantahala Media Festival, North Carolina, 1999:
Animation Award |
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| Archaeology Channel International Film & Video Festival, Oregon,
2003: Best Use of Animation Award |
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| Fayetteville FilmFest, Arkansas, 2003: Omni Peace Award (from
Omni Center for Peace, Ecology & Justice) |
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| Earth Vision Award, 15th Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival,
Japan, 2007 |
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| Uranium Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, NYC, 2012 & 2014: Yellow Oscar Nomination |
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| Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, 1998:
special program, “Animation for Peace” |
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| Stuttgart International Animation Festival, Germany, 1998 |
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| American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 1998 |
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| Taos Talking Picture Film Festival, New Mexico,1998 |
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| Mountainfilm, Telluride, Colorado, 1998 |
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| One Reel Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, 1998 |
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| Huntington International Independent Film Festival, Long Island,
NY, 1998 |
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| Nashville Independent Film Festival, 1998 |
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| Denver International Film Festival, 1998 |
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| New Orleans Film & Video Festival, 1998 |
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| Northampton Film Festival, Massachusetts, 1998 |
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| Carolina Film & Video Festival, North Carolina, 1999 |
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| New York Animation Festival, NYC, 1999 |
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| Other America Film Festival, San Antonio, Texas, 1999 |
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| Canyonlands Film & Video Festival, Utah, 1999 |
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| Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada, 1999 |
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| Virginia Film Festival, 1999 |
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| Vermont International Film Festival, 1999 |
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| Animac, Lleida, Spain, 1999 |
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| I Castelli Animati, Italy, 1999 |
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| Anima Mundi, Brazil, 1999 |
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| United Nations Association Film Festival, California, 1999 |
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| International Exile Film Festival, Sweden, 2001 |
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| Durango Film Festival, Colorado, 2002 |
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| Premio Cinematografico Internazionale SASÀ (Environment
Safeguard & Healthy Nutrition), Rome, Italy, 2003 |
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| Green Film Festival in Seoul, Korea, 2005 |
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| 7 Islands International Film Festival, Mumbai, India, 2006 |
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| Busan NoNukes Film Festival, Busan, South Korea, 2015 |
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| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1997 |
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| Roswell Museum & Art Center, New Mexico, 1997 |
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| Western New Mexico University, 1998 |
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| “Women in Shorts” Brandeis University, 1998 |
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“Reimagining Ecology: Art & Design in Community with
Nature”
Symposium of the Orion Society, Rhode Island School of Design,
1998 |
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| “100 Years: A New Mexico Film Celebration” Santa
Fe, New Mexico, 1998 |
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| Boston International Festival of Women’s Cinema, Brattle
Theatre, 1998 |
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| Harvard Film Archive, 1998 |
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United Nations Association Film Festival Travelling Program:
“In the Name of Good &
Evil,” Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,
MA, 2002
“UNAFF Celebrates
Sundance,” University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2003
“Humanity is Indivisible,”
NYU Cantor Film Center, NYC, 2003 |
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| Hiroshima/Nagasaki 2005: Memories & Visions, Tufts University,
MA: Symposium on Nuclear Issues |
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| Sundance Channel, USA, 1998-2002 |
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