NEW MADRID

New Madrid

Reino Unido. 2008. Color. 6 min. Experimental. .
  • Film Director: Jacob Cartwright; Nick Jordan.
  • Producer: Jacob Cartwright; Nick Jordan.
New Madrid draws upon the description of a cataclysmic earthquake by frontiersman John James Audubon, published in his Ornithological Biography (1831-39). Filmed on Kentucky/Tennessee border, at Reelfoot – area of swampland formed by the earthquakes of 1811.

Jacob Cartwright
Jacob Cartwright & Nick Jordan are artists based in Manchester, UK. Their ongoing collaborative work freely combines a range of cultural & natural themes - historical events, ecology, deep-rooted myths and tales - illuminating the peculiarities and contrasts with our everyday realities.
Nick Jordan
Jacob Cartwright & Nick Jordan are artists based in Manchester, UK. Their ongoing collaborative work freely combines a range of cultural & natural themes - historical events, ecology, deep-rooted myths and tales - illuminating the peculiarities and contrasts with our everyday realities.