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On Thursday, June 13, producer Anna Sofaer will attend the 5pm screening of her new film, Written on the Landscape: Mysteries Beyond Chao Canyon, and begin the evening by providing a brief introduction. Following the film, Paul Barnes will conduct an interview with Anna and host a Q&A with the audience. Written on the Landscape: Mysteries Beyond Chaco Canyon (2024), produced by the Solstice Project, explores the latest revelations about Chaco Canyon and the world of magnificent architecture that flourished 1000 years ago.
The film illustrates new ground-breaking research, gathered using aerial imagery, precise surveying techniques, and LiDAR (aerial laser scanning), showing the immense region of the Chaco world extending from the heart of Chaco Canyon across 70,000 square miles of the Four Corners. Insights offered by Puebloan advisers are combined with a new understanding of Mesoamerican parallels for cardinal directions, the interplay of vertical and horizontal axes, ritual ‘roads’, cacao, shells, spirals, and the sun and moon.
“People with extraordinary expertise in astronomy, geology, and archaeology have given generously to our studies,” says Sofaer. “Visiting with Puebloan descendants has deepened my knowledge and inspired me through the years. They have encouraged our research into the science of their ancestors and offered sensitive insights into their historical and spiritual connections with Chaco. It is their insights that create the story of our new film.”
A retrospective of Chaco Canyon films by Anna Sofaer is showing at CCA June 7-13.
Ticket link for Anna’s in-person appearance at the 5pm screening on June 13 is below:
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Center for Contemporary Arts of Santa Fe, 1050 Old Pecos Trl,Santa Fe,NM,United States
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