A slightly ludicrous collection of tales illustrated by shots of nuclear submarines, postmodern architecture, robots, scrapyards and supermarkets. Our increasingly technocratic world makes it all the more urgent – and at the same time ever more difficult – to examine the impact of machines on our lives.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
Also in this combined programme
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An Epilogue
By evoking the Mechanical Turk, a legendary chess playing automaton, Sanborn addresses the problematic relationship between art and technology. -
Little Doorways to Paths Not Yet Taken
An intimate exploration of a studio, cluttered with all sorts of technological paraphernalia, presents an indirect portrait of the composer Laurie Spi -
The World
The Man Who Fell to Earth, pared down and flipped. Animals, furniture and empty vehicles are left awaiting disaster in abandoned landscapes. -
The Great Silence
Arecibo, the world’s largest radio telescope is located in Esperanza, Puerto Rico, which is also home to a critically endangered species of parr
Film details
- Countries of production
- Canada, Ireland, USA
- Year
- 2016
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 29'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
