The Kimbell will partner with the Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival to present recent documentary films that preserve cultural heritage and promote understanding through ethnological and archaeological research.
Sunday, October 20
2 pm
Diving into History – 33 mins.
Director/Producer Michael Pitts, Michael Pitts Limited, (England)
The United Kingdom’s Protected Wrecks Act of 1973 that was introduced to protect historically important shipwrecks from plunders and unwarranted salvage is of huge importance to the nation's maritime heritage. Diving into History celebrates the work of maritime archaeologists, the licensees, and volunteers that help enforce the act around the coastal waters of England.
2:45
Diving in the Aegean History — 12 mins.
Director and Producer Stelios Apostolopoulos, Aori Films, (Greece)
The film follows the first systematic underwater archaeological survey around Kasos Island, a location with maritime activity dating back to Homeric times. Maritime archaeologist Xanthi Argyris leads a team of archaeologists, scientists, and technicians who are completing the fourth year of maritime archaeological survey of this area. After scanning 60 km of shoreline, they have discovered ten shipwrecks covering all periods from ancient times to the present.
3:15 pm
Fall of the Maya Kings – 52 mins.
Director Leif Kaldor, Leslea Mair, Zoot Pictures, (Canada)
One of the great mysteries of history is how the ancient Maya built such an incredible society in a tropical rainforest over two thousand years—and then vanished. How? Why? New discoveries and new science can now tell the story. Hidden deep in sacred caves lies evidence of when the rains stopped coming—and for how long. Advanced bone analysis from hundreds of graves tells us what the Maya ate, where they came from, and what changed in their lives. Lidar strips away the jungle and CGI shows their world in a way never seen before, revealing the incredible geo-engineering and complexity that allowed cities to grow to immense size—perhaps too big.
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