The eighth largest geothermal power plant in the world, set in a volcanic landscape covered with green moss, visually creates the impression of a harmonious place. The geological bedrock here is not only used to extract heat. It also serves as an underground storage of CO2, which gradually turns into stone. What does the sound say about the nature of drilling into the geological bedrock? Does it hint at the promise of a future in which humans have control over the environment?
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Written and directed by: Ivo Bystřičan
Field recordists: Magnús Bergsson, Sara Pinheiro
Sound recordist: Jan Kalužný
Sound design and mix: Marie Čtveráčková
Narrated by: Skyland Václav Kobylak
Editor: Iveta Černá
Protagonists: Lukáš Likavčan, Václav Havelka, Pan Thorarensen
Studio: Mr. Wombat
Producer: Tereza Swadoschová
Ⓒ Era Productions 2023
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