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ChivasDeVinckworkshiswayupfromthesoiltothestarstofindoutwhatconstitutesNevadaoutsideofLasVegas.Milieus,placesandpeopleareintertwinedinacollage.Themagneticcoreofthewholeisthesubterraneanwaterfromwhicheverythingseemstogrowandforwhicheveryonestrives.Whatlookslikeanariddesertlandscapeorasleepylittletownfromafar,turnsoutoncloserinspectiontobeanatmosphericrepresentationoftheruralU.S.<br/> JustbeforetheCOVIDpandemicbroughtthewholeworldtoastandstill,DeVinckcapturesthecurious,themundaneandtheharrowinginWhitePineCountyineasternNevada.Therearewell-nighendlesscommunitymeetingsaboutdog-keepingissues,andfarmerswhotalktotheirPeruvianshepherdsinappallingSpanglish.Therearedroningradioshowsnobodymaylistentoanyway,andspecialchurchservicesforsexworkers.Butpeoplearealsopreoccupiedwithexplosivepoliticalissues:thedistributionofwatersuppliesinthearidregion,thethirty-yeardisputeovertheconstructionofawaterpipelinetoLasVegas,thecontinuingdiscriminationagainsttheindigenouspeople.ResonatinginallthisisthemythoftheUSconceptoffreedom,manifestingitselfingunpossession,theideaofeverymanforhimselfandanunwaveringfaithinthehealingpowersofcapitalism.
