Memoirs of a Plague
Brief Synopsis
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Traveling through the Australian landscape, we take a look at the grasshopper within the context of the tension between ecology, fate, civilization and science. As we learn, nature will take its course, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for man. Like the plague of grasshoppers in September 2010, the biggest in the history of Australia. Farmers meet for desperate talks on the grasshoppers, which are threatening to destroy their entire harvests. The government attempts to come up with a satisfactory response, however, it is unclearn whether or not it will work. Who will prove stronger in the end: man or the grasshoppers?
Cast & Crew
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Robert Nugent
Director
Rowena Crowe
Editor
Bonnie Elliott
Cinematographer
Mitzi Goldman
Producer
Peter Neahros
Cinematographer
Robert Nugent
Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Nature
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Looking Glass Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 17m
Synopsis
Traveling through the Australian landscape, we take a look at the grasshopper within the context of the tension between ecology, fate, civilization and science. As we learn, nature will take its course, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for man. Like the plague of grasshoppers in September 2010, the biggest in the history of Australia. Farmers meet for desperate talks on the grasshoppers, which are threatening to destroy their entire harvests. The government attempts to come up with a satisfactory response, however, it is unclearn whether or not it will work. Who will prove stronger in the end: man or the grasshoppers?
Director
Robert Nugent
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Nature
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Looking Glass Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 17m
