U.S. science-fiction and speculative fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin‘s 1986 essay The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction famously took on the traditional ideas of the hero’s journey and destruction in storytelling, arguing that the earliest human tool was not a weapon, but a container, such as a bag, a basket, or even a net, designed for gathering and storing food. As such, it reframed tools and technology as focused on collecting and storing energy rather than as tools for battle and domination.
The ideas of the author, who died in 2018, are back in focus and on big screens right now, thanks to the program of the 23rd edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, or CPH:DOX, which runs through Sunday, March 22. The lineup features at least two films inspirred by Le Guin and her ideas.
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