Synthetic Pleasures
technology control passion
Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging, an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and ourselves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.
Cast
John Perry Barlow
Self
Jeff Baxter
Self
Scott Bukatman
Self
Scott Frazier
Self
Robert Gurland
Self
Michio Kaku
Self
Jaron Lanier
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
Max More
Self
Orlan
Self
Lisa Palac
Self
Ed Regis
Self
Howard Rheingold
Self
R.U. Sirius
Self
Tammy Baker
Self
Desmond Crisis
Self
John Cox
Self
Dr. Marjorie Cramer
Self
Astro Erle
Self
Robert Ettinger
Self
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
- Age rating
- —
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- Caipirinha Productions Inc.
Crew
Director
Iara Lee
Writers
John Kelsey, Alan Brech
Andreas Troeger
Editor
Stacia Thompson
Editor
Marcus Hahn
Director of Photography
Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
Binbun Furusawa
Director of Photography
