Documentary
Synthetic Pleasures
"technology control passion"
4.5/ 10
September 13, 1995
1h 25m
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.
Director: Iara Lee
Cast
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John Perry Barlow
Self
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Jeff Baxter
Self
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Scott Bukatman
Self
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Scott Frazier
Self
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Robert Gurland
Self
Michio Kaku
Self
Jaron Lanier
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
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Max More
Self
Orlan
Self
