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.
Saturday, October 19
2 pm
Mesopotamia, the rise of the cities – 52 mins.
Director Olivier Julien, Producers Stéphane Millière and Valérie Guérin, GEDEON Programmes,(France)
After an absence of 50 years, and in a context of postwar reconstruction, the return of archaeologists to the major sites of Iraq is ushering in a new era in the archaeology of Mesopotamia. The technical resources and new approaches available to this generation of researchers enable them to shed new light on the emergence and development of the first cities, while at the same time working to preserve the region’s heritage.
3:15 pm
Mission: Mediterranean - The Museum of the Abyss – 56 mins.
Director / Producer Thomas Marlier and Mathieu Pradinaud, GEDEON Programmes, (France)
In the heart of the Mediterranean, between the Tunisian and Italian coasts, lies a formidable underwater museum, the Esquerquis Bank. It preserves the traces of more than 2000 years of Mediterranean navigation history. Under the aegis of UNESCO, an archaeological mission bringing together 8 Mediterranean countries will try to save this endangered heritage.
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