Prophecies of doom, disaster and political catastrophe envisioned by some of the world’s most famous psychics from the 1960s to the year 2001 are conjured up through 3D animation, industrial films, text and historical footage – the sum of which combine to form a visually stunning meditation on the forces that are driving us into a dark, paranoid and uncertain future. Soothsayer reconsiders yesterday’s daunting and sometimes whimsical predictions for the future after they’ve been outpaced by time. (Bobby Abate)
Also in this combined programme
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Ssitkim: Talking to the Dead
An investigation into the military involvement of South Korea in the Vietnam War is as much digging as exorcism. -
Let Me Count the Ways
Series about terrorist violence investigates personal memories, archive material and images of fear. -
End In New World
Child-friendly version of geo-political cosmologies, brats and the destruction and creation of worlds. -
Anaconda Targets
Fragments from the battle between coalition troops and fighters for Al-Qaida and the Taliban. -
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2004
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2005
- Length
- 13'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
