Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 2012
Original Language:English
Gowanus Haze (2012)
Audience Score
DirectorMargaret Rorison
5 minJan 1st, 2012
Plot
The filmmaker returns to her old neighborhood in Brooklyn New York The footage captures a landscape known as The Gowanus Canal an area of Brooklyn which was once inhabited by a productive port and industrial compound The area is now overly polluted and is officially registered as a superfund site by the US environmental protection agency Using the Gowanus Canal and surrounding landscape as a moment for reflection on the past this film addresses the role of landscape and how it can work to incite memory and exercise reflection
