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DALES RANCH On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:43 a.m., the first nuclear bomb ever created was detonated at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Codenamed "Trinity" by J. Robert Oppenheimer, this historic test marked a pivotal moment in human history. Just 25 days later, on August 9, 1945, a bomb of the same design was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. The film Dales Ranch centers on Dale Muncy, the ranch owner who, as a 5-year-old boy, witnessed the world's first atomic nuclear test from his childhood home. His family was among the closest civilians to experience the blast. Today, Dale and his wife still live on the ranch, located just 18 miles from Ground Zero. The film explores the profound impact of this historic event on the landscape. It represents a unique form of Land Art, not through physical intervention but by examining the landscape's complex history and materiality. Although the project may initially seem dystopian—portraying culture as a destructive force—it aims to foster an expanded ecological awareness. By using art history as a lens, it seeks to renegotiate the increasingly strained relationship between nature and human intrusion.
Watch it on Vimeo here Assistant Director & Scriptwriter : Christian Wodstrup Christiansen Music by Kasper Søderlund & Jakob Schack Glæsner • Download pdf videosheet |
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