Matter Out of Place

Name: Matter Out of Place
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Released: 2022

Nikolaus Geyrhalter 2022

Waste covers shores, mountains, ocean floors, and deep earth. MATTER OUT OF PLACE describes objects where they don’t belong—a reality Nikolaus Geyrhalter captures in his film. Through meticulously composed imagery, he traces waste across the globe: from Swiss mountain peaks to the coasts of Greece and Albania, from an Austrian incinerator to Nepal, the Maldives, and Nevada’s deserts. MATTER OUT OF PLACE reveals the endless human struggle to manage the refuse surrounding us—collecting, shredding, burning, and burying it—a Sisyphean task in an ever-growing global waste crisis.

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Running Time:

107 min.

Spoken Languages:

Albanian, English, Nepali, Swiss German

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Producers:

Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Markus Glaser, Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Cinematographers:

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Editors:

Samira Ghahremani, Michael Palm

Production Companies:

NGF - Geyrhalterfilm

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