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Kawah Ijen, The Solitary Crater

Philip Mulroy
2002 United Kingdom 20 minutes Indonesian
DR

In Indonesia. Kawah Ijen is an active volcano. It is also the site of intensive sulphur mining: there is no machinery, only a stream of hardy local labourers. A contemporary twist on the myth of Sisyphus, the film follows these miners on their gruelling journey’from crater to wage clerk’ to ultimately question the ritual of labour.

Production :
National Film and Television School
Distribution :
National Film and Television School
Editing :
Simon Allmark
Sound :
Jake Roberts
Photography :
Andrew Johnson

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