Sep 13, 1995
85 min
Full-HD

Synthetic Pleasures (1995)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Caipirinha Productions Inc.

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

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