December 4, 2025Journal of Visual CultureOpen Access

Weaponized ecologies: how cinema addresses nature’s complicity in enforced disappearances

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Cinematic works highlight the relationship between ecology and enforced disappearances, suggesting deeper insights into social justice.

Cinematic analysis reveals the connections between nature and enforced disappearances, showing how environment can complicate the search for the abducted.
Films like Nostalgia for the Light explore how various ecologies impact the process of seeking justice for the disappeared.
Investigation of ecological contexts emphasizes the aesthetics of material witnessing and the implications for recognizing mass atrocities.
Understanding these relationships is critical for addressing social injustices tied to enforced disappearances in diverse settings.

Rugo et al. (2025) studied this question.

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