Synthetic Pleasures(1996)

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Synopsis

Is reality obsolete? From low-tech function like body piercing and artificially-stocked fishing pools, to the latest in bionics and VR gaming, this cyber-age intellectual survey--call it a *.DOCumentary--downloads a Future Shockful of data and defines the parameters of advanced technologies that delete nature and reprogram mankind. Cyronics defy death; the Internet exists outside time and space; smart drugs and surgery upgrade the mind and body. But are we headed toward human optimization, or system crash? Timothy Leary, R. U. Sirius, Lisa Palac, John Barlow and others offer sound bytes against a mesmerizing screen display of cutting edge computer-graphics, location footage and archival clips.
Is reality obsolete? From low-tech function like body piercing and artificially-stocked fishing pools, to the latest in bionics and VR gaming, this cyber-age intellectual survey--call it a *.DOCumentary--downloads a …
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In Theaters

  • August 29, 1996

MPAA Rating

None

Genres

Documentary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Experimental

Run Time

1 hour 25 minutes

Distributors

Samba Entertainment

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • San Francisco, Walnut Creek, San Jose, Berkeley, San Diego, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Yokohama, Tokyo, Miyazaki, Japan
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • New York, USA
  • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

Iara Lee

Director