Cavedigger

Cavedigger
Cavedigger
Directed by	Jeffrey Karoff
Produced by	Jeffrey Karoff
Cinematography	Anghel Decca
Edited by	Erin Nordstrom
Music by	Peter Min
Distributed by	Journeyman Pictures
Release date	January 2013;
Running time	39 minutes

Cavedigger is a 2013 documentary film by Jeffrey Karoff.

Synopsis

This film is the story of Ra Paulette, a man who obsessively digs massive, ornately carved, sandstone caves in Northern New Mexico as art. These works are commissioned by patrons, who envision smaller scale projects, but Paulette often take years to finish, and artistic conflict ensues over money and the scope of the project. All of his caves are created by using just hand tools. The story is the classic battle of how one knows when an artistic project is finished. At the end of the film, we see Paulette start his magnum opus, a cave he expects to take the last 10 years of his life, on unauthorized land, and in secret.^[2] The public can book a docent-led tour by appointment, to "The Windows of the Earth" cave sanctuary -featured in the Cave Digger documentary.^[3] The resort and retreat venue, Origin at Rancho de San Juan, allows for the only opportunity for public viewing of one this man's amazing "land art" creations.

Awards

Awards
Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Academy Award^[4]	March 2, 2014	Best Short Subject Documentary	Jeffrey Karoff	Nominated

References

^ "Cavedigger". hazco.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ Means, Sean P. (6 February 2014). "Movie review: Short documentaries speak the truth in small doses". The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^ "» Origin Art Cave Tour – Spring Schedule". 17 October 2023.
^ "2014 Oscar Nominations". Oscars.com. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

External links

Official website
Cavedigger at IMDb
Cavedigger at Journeyman Pictures
Interview with Director Jeffrey Karoff at Every Oscar Ever

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[1] "Cavedigger". hazco.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[2] Means, Sean P. (6 February 2014). "Movie review: Short documentaries speak the truth in small doses". The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[3] "» Origin Art Cave Tour – Spring Schedule". 17 October 2023.

[4] "2014 Oscar Nominations". Oscars.com. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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