Scenes of Extraction

Name: Scenes of Extraction
Director: Sanaz Sohrabi
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-02-18
Rating: 10.0

2023 · 43 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

An archival constellation from the still and moving images of the British Petroleum Archives, documenting the expansive colonial network behind the British geophysical expeditions that spanned across Iran in the early 20th century.

Directed by Sanaz Sohrabi

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