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Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene

Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene is a meditative aerial film that illustrates our state as a microcosm of this new planetary epoch.

  • Zach Schrank
    Director
    Big Enough, Small Enough: South Bend in Transition
  • Rocky Walls
    Producer
  • Zach Downs
    Producer
  • Aaron Yoder
    Cinematography
  • Nate Utesch
    Original Score
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Music Video
  • Runtime:
    55 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 22, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Anthropocene Film Series
    Indianapolis
    April 25, 2023
Distribution Information
  • Indiana Humanities & Hoodox
Director Biography - Zach Schrank

Zach is a 9th generation Hoosier, sociology professor, and director of the Center for a Sustainable Future at Indiana University South Bend. He teaches social theory, consumer society, and environmental sociology courses. In 2020, he co-directed the documentary Big Enough, Small Enough: South Bend in Transition, which is streaming through Hoodox; a service featuring exclusively nonfiction, Indiana-based films.

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Director Statement

Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene is an aerial film that illustrates our state as a microcosm of this new planetary epoch. It captures the essence of the material economy in this global phenomenon from 45 locations within the state boundaries, collapsing the global into the local. Liminal reveals a compelling and uncanny view of Indiana in all its features and forms. It was conceptualized and arranged by Zach Schrank, a Sociologist at IU South Bend; entirely produced with drone cameras by Aaron Yoder of Indiana Aerials; and accompanied by a feature length meditative film with an original score written by Fort Wayne composer Nate Utesch (Metavari).