Nostalgia or backwards (2025)

An art curator is told about a past visit to Searles Lake, a salt desert near California's Mojave Desert, and the nearby town of Trona, while pulling out a burned pharmaceutical encyclopedia. Trona's borax serves as a raw material for film developer, becoming becomes a link between the memory of the place and the act of filmmaking. Long-held memories of conversations with the filmmaker's mentor James Benning, colleagues, and other mentors about the book found in front of a burned house in this borax-mining village are restored as script.

Director: Kim Minjung
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 11 min
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Music: Liew Niyomkarn
Language: 한국어/조선말
Original Language: ko

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nostalgia or backwards about?
An art curator is told about a past visit to Searles Lake, a salt desert near California's Mojave Desert, and the nearby town of Trona, while pulling out a burned pharmaceutical encyclopedia. Trona's borax serves as a raw material for film developer, becoming becomes a link between the memory of the place and the act of filmmaking. Long-held memories of conversations with the filmmaker's mentor James Benning, colleagues, and other mentors about the book found in front of a burned house in this borax-mining village are restored as script.
Who directed Nostalgia or backwards?
Nostalgia or backwards was directed by Kim Minjung.
How long is Nostalgia or backwards?
Nostalgia or backwards has a runtime of 11m (11 minutes).
What genre is Nostalgia or backwards?
Nostalgia or backwards is a Documentary film.