Let’s talk about the weather. Or, at least observe it. Two climate scientists go about their daily routines throughout the seasons in The Observers, a meditative rumination on observational study directed by Jacqueline Goss.
Filmed atop Mr. Washington in New Hampshire, which is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States, The Observers has all appearances of being a vérité documentary. It follows two different scientists at two different points of year — one in the freezing winter snow and the other during a warmer time — who make recordings and analysis of the weather.
Both scientists are women and their work is a lonely endeavor. The wintry scientist operates in extreme solitude. She is the only person at this research facility and it’s no wonder why — the freezing weather and extreme winds seem to be completely unbearable. But, she braves the great outdoors, gathering data on little instruments while...
Filmed atop Mr. Washington in New Hampshire, which is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States, The Observers has all appearances of being a vérité documentary. It follows two different scientists at two different points of year — one in the freezing winter snow and the other during a warmer time — who make recordings and analysis of the weather.
Both scientists are women and their work is a lonely endeavor. The wintry scientist operates in extreme solitude. She is the only person at this research facility and it’s no wonder why — the freezing weather and extreme winds seem to be completely unbearable. But, she braves the great outdoors, gathering data on little instruments while...
- 5/28/2015
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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