Geomancer

  • 48'
  • United Kingdom
  • 2017

This computer-graphic film summons up a post-human consciousness: the awakening of a robot who, in 2065, wants to become the first Sino-futurist artificial artist. As the geopolitical axis tilts further to the East, Lek alights on a long-standing tension between the place of the human and the role of the machine. Commissioned for the Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017.

  • 48'
  • United Kingdom
  • 2017
Director
Lawrence Lek
Country of production
United Kingdom
Year
2017
Festival Edition
IFFR 2018
Length
48'
Medium
DCP
Language
Chinese
Production Company
Film and Video Umbrella
Sales
Film and Video Umbrella
Screenplay
Lawrence Lek
Sound Design
Seth Scott
Music
Lawrence Lek
Cast
Joni Zhu, Jennifer Ka Yan Lam, Xiaoyi Nie, Gary Zhexi Zhang
Website
http://www.jerwoodfvuawards.com/artists/lawrence-lek
Director
Lawrence Lek
Country of production
United Kingdom
Year
2017
Festival Edition
IFFR 2018
Length
48'
Medium
DCP
Language
Chinese
Production Company
Film and Video Umbrella
Sales
Film and Video Umbrella
Screenplay
Lawrence Lek
Sound Design
Seth Scott
Music
Lawrence Lek
Cast
Joni Zhu, Jennifer Ka Yan Lam, Xiaoyi Nie, Gary Zhexi Zhang
Website
http://www.jerwoodfvuawards.com/artists/lawrence-lek

Programme IFFR 2018

Curtain Call

An invitation to reflect upon the lure of science and technology and our obsession with progress through a series of films and an exhibition.

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