Night Noon

Night Noon

2014 · 12 min · ★ 5.0

Shambhavi Kaul sets up dialectical dread in Death Valley in a series of uncanny shots of geological formations, eroded mountains, dunes and dried lava contrasted against images of shimmering night skies.

Directed by Shambhavi Kaul

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