Entangled in the hybrid fields of ecomedia studies and material
ecocriticism, Elena Past examines five Italian films shot on
location and ponders the complex relationships that the production
crews developed with the filming locations and the nonhuman cast
members. She uses these films-Red Desert (1964), The Winds Blows
Round (2005), Gomorrah (2008), Le quattro volte (2010), and Return
to the Aeolian Islands (2010)-as case studies to explore pressing
environmental questions such as cinema's dependence on
hydrocarbons, the toxic waste crisis in the region of Campania, and
our reliance on the nonhuman world. Dynamic and unexpected actors
emerge as the subjects of each chapter: playful goats, erupting
volcanoes, airborne dust particles, fluid petroleum, and even the
sound of silence. Based on interviews with crew members and close
readings of the films themselves, Italian Ecocinema Beyond the
Human theorizes how filmmaking practice-from sound recording to
location scouting to managing a production-helps uncover cinema's
ecological footprint and its potential to open new perspectives on
the nonhuman world.
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