DUCK

Rachel Maclean | United Kingdom | 2024 | 16' |

| IFFR 2024

A world premiere, DUCK is a classic spy thriller turned on its head. With an all-star cast including a deep-fake Sean Connery and a deep-fake Marilyn Monroe (all played by Maclean), DUCK deconstructs this well-loved genre into something that is at once a satisfying slice of pop-culture bingo and a look at our age of fake news, virtual realities and alternative facts. But you know what they say: if it looks like a duck…

– Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss

Rachel Maclean is also part of our Art Directions programme this year with I’m Terribly Sorry (immersive media) and DUCK (installation).

Also in this combined programme

Hit Me Baby
Focus: Rachel Maclean
A look back at the mid-aughts via one of the stars that defined the era.
Over The Rainbow
Focus: Rachel Maclean
A film with all the colours of rainbows and all the pulp of popular culture.
Germs
Focus: Rachel Maclean
Clean home, clean skin, clean body: it all sounds great, just don’t scrub too hard!
The Lion and The Unicorn
Focus: Rachel Maclean
The Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom comes to life to re-open an age-old feud.