Glory at Sea

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Glory at Sea is a short fantasy-drama film by director Benh Zeitlin that blends magical realism with post-Katrina New Orleans imagery and themes of loss and resilience.

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instanceOf fantasy drama film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
short film ⓘ
associatedMovement American independent cinema ⓘ
Southern Gothic-influenced fantasy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depictsEvent aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ⓘ
director Benh Zeitlin ⓘ
festivalCircuit independent film festivals ⓘ
filmingLocation New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
magical realism ⓘ
hasCinematographyStyle handheld camera work ⓘ
naturalistic lighting ⓘ
hasMotif boats ⓘ
flooded city ⓘ
sea ⓘ
the dead returning ⓘ
hasMusicBy Benh Zeitlin ⓘ
Dan Romer ⓘ
hasTone hopeful ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
hasVisualStyle magical realism imagery ⓘ
post-disaster landscape ⓘ
influencedWork Beasts of the Southern Wild ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme community ⓘ
grief ⓘ
loss ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
narrativeDevice mythic allegory of disaster ⓘ
surreal resurrection imagery ⓘ
notableFor blending magical realism with post-Katrina imagery ⓘ
early work of Benh Zeitlin ⓘ
low-budget, handcrafted aesthetic ⓘ
use of non-professional actors ⓘ
portrays collective mourning ⓘ
working-class New Orleanians ⓘ
productionCompany Court 13 ⓘ
releaseDecade 2000s ⓘ
setting post-Katrina New Orleans ⓘ
sharesUniverseWith Beasts of the Southern Wild ⓘ

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Benh Zeitlin → notableWork → Glory at Sea ⓘ
Benh Zeitlin → directed → Glory at Sea ⓘ