Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2005)
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary covers the conflict between astronomers building observatories on the dormant volcano Mauna Kea and Native Hawaiians who consider the mountain sacred. It shows the debate and opposition from both sides.
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What happens
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege is a 2005 documentary film directed by Joan Lander and Puhipau, collectively known as Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina a. The film documents the debate and opposition surrounding the Mauna Kea Observatories. The observatories were built on the dormant volcano Mauna Kea for having specific properties that were favorable for astronomers, but the mountain is also considered sacred land in Hawaiian religion. In 2020, Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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