A mirror of the cosmos

Isabelle Carbonell, United States
67 min

A Mirror of the Cosmos is a feature-length sci-fi documentary that explores how the Mar Menor lagoon, located in southeastern Spain and considered a utopian paradise, has come close to extinction and beyond. Opening with a conversation between the moon and the sea about environmental violence, the film examines the unlikely relationships between invasive blue crabs, nitrates and mining deposits in the Mar Menor, which intertwine deeply to tell the larger story of capitalism’s cumulative and extractive effects on the environment over time. The lagoon thus becomes a microcosm of the Anthropocene, or “Age of Man”. Ultimately, the film asks the question: what kind of futures are possible, and can we adapt?