Composer and filmmaker Christian von Borries' new film Desert of the real visits these contemporary wastelands. In a rich collage of acted scenes and documentary footage, he extends the metaphor of the wasteland to today's medial reality. At the heart of so many holographic simulations and replicas, in a world custom-made for selfie and instagram tweets, he reveals emptiness and potential violence. (David Riff) The only way to trace the distinction between the semblance and the Real is, precisely, to STAGE it in a fake spectacle.
Genre: Documentary, Science Fiction
Stars: Valeria Lukyanova, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Eugenia Cooney, Essena O'Neill, Nastya Zhidkova, Jülide Bozdoga
Crew: Christian von Borries (Writer), Halina Daugird (Editor), Christian von Borries (Cinematography), Steve Leonhardt (Additional Editing), Ferdi Föcking (Makeup & Hair), Christian von Borries (Director)
Country: Germany
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Studio: Masse und Macht, Akademie der Künste der Welt, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Runtime: 76 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 14, 2017
IMDb: 10
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