Synthetic Pleasures
1995-09-13 | 85 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
John Perry Barlow
Jeff Baxter
Scott Bukatman
Scott Frazier
Robert Gurland
Michio Kaku
Jaron Lanier
Timothy Leary
