AIDOL
In a futuristic gaming world, superstar pursues comeback. Geomancer sequel plays with ideas on AI, fame and the power of megacorporations.
83'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2020
You come here to live. Not to die. The first minutes of Lance Oppenheim's documentary debut are full of sharp observations and – if you want to see it – ironic commentary on life in one of the biggest ‘retirement reservations’ in the United States: The Villages in Florida. More than 130,000 Americans live here in a closed community for the retired, provided with every medical convenience. Is this a second life for people who can afford it – "people emerge here like butterflies from a cocoon" – or is it just postponing the inevitable?
Oppenheimer examines this expensive dream of endless golf and morning exercises through three people who, in spite of all the fruit shakes and singles dance nights are nevertheless confronted with harsh reality in this coming-of-age adventure. Even though the small print for The Villages doesn't mention it when you sign the contract, sickness and death can't be bought off.
IFFR 2020
Programme IFFR 2020
Representing the cutting edge of contemporary feature-length filmmaking, a selection of emerging talent working with original subject matter and an individual style.
Read more about this programmeIn a futuristic gaming world, superstar pursues comeback. Geomancer sequel plays with ideas on AI, fame and the power of megacorporations.
83'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2020
Air conditioners mysteriously fall from buildings in the Angolan capital. Pleasantly free film with a great soundtrack.
72'
Angola
IFFR 2020
Entrancing underwater footage of cenotes, or holy springs, in Yucatan, Mexico. Long-lost memories echo in a hallucinatory game of light and dark.
75'
Japan
IFFR 2020