A Tale of a New Era

A Tale of a New Era · 2027–2033

A TALE OF A NEW ERA

A language for reading the transition of history

A seven-year cinematic inquiry: seven feature documentaries, one released each year from 2027 to 2033, developing a language for reading the transition of history.

Threshold of Recognition01 · Latest essayThreshold of RecognitionEvery era has changed when an old way of making sense of the world could no longer hold what it had to hold. Is the present such a moment?Read the essay →Model 07, The Anatomy of Missing the Mark (Hamartia)02 · Latest modelVisual ModelsMaps, diagrams and conceptual models developed through the inquiry. Newest: Model 07 · The Anatomy of Missing the Mark.Enter →Book One — History on a Story Arc03 · Book One · Now in productionHistory on a Story ArcThe first film proposes that history may be understood as a dramatic whole — and asks whether humanity now inhabits the moment in which its underlying plot becomes visible. Premieres 2027; rough cut completed and submitted for festival consideration.Enter →Research Programme04 · 2027–2033Research ProgrammeSeven films, one cumulative investigation in three phases: establishing the inquiry, testing it and exploring the consequences of recognition.Enter →