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Synthetic Pleasures (1995)

Synthetic Pleasures (1995)

Documentary

technology control passion

Release Date: 1995, September 13
Directors: Iara Lee
Countries: United States of America
Production: Caipirinha Productions Inc.
Cast: David Abbott, Amanda Lepore, John Cox, Jaron Lanier, Timothy Leary, Howard Rheingold, Charlotte Richards, Terry Newman, Armen Ra, Michio Kaku, John Perry Barlow, Max More

Overview:

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 our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.

Keywords:

virtual reality woman director drugs technology cyberculture