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"In these three vastly different films—where time and space linger between natural phenomena, science fiction, and social unrest—parallel motifs emerge, bringing context to the research for Rock Bottom Riser. As Carpenter’s The Fog rolls in, symbolizing the mythological formation of the United States and carrying the lies of society, sins of the past are revealed, forcing settlers to face the atrocities of their ancestors. Contact, adapted from the 1985 novel by Carl Sagan, revisits the politics of science and religion that Sagan took up via SETI research, while The Secret Life of Plants, opening with lava eruptions and ocean waves shot in Hawaii, ponders the emotional life of living organisms, and how they are affected by human intervention." – Fern Silva