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Still from Black Soil, Green Grass — Black Soil, Green Grass (2016) — Daniel Patrick CarbonePhotographed by Nick Bentgen

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Daniel Patrick Carbone

Black Soil, Green Grass

English / 2016 / 18m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

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Synopsis

A dystopian tale, shot in magisterial black and white, about a world that’s variously tortured and enlivened by sound.

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November 2021
Position 12

Credits

Crew

DirectorDaniel Patrick Carbone

WriterDaniel Patrick Carbone

CinematographerNick Bentgen

EditorNick Paley

ProducerZachary Shedd

Cast

Black Soil, Green Grass (2016) | Criteria