The Above is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel

The Above (2015)DocumentaryRating 47/100

This 2015 short film by Kirsten Johnson was commissioned by Field of Vision, a filmmaker-driven visual journalism unit that pairs directors with developing stories around the globe. In THE ABOVE, a U.S. military surveillance balloon floats on a tether high about Kabul, Afghanistan. Its capacities are highly classified and deeply mysterious.

Director: Kirsten Johnson