Synthetic Pleasures

1h 25m
4.5

Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging,an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.

Crew

Marie Regan
Sound Post Supervisor
Iara Lee
Director
Andreas Troeger
Editor, Film Processor
Stacia Thompson
Editor
David Abbott
Assistant Editor
Brian Dentz
Assistant Editor
Noriko Harim
Assistant Editor
Yuko Koseki
Assistant Editor
Ricardo Linguitte
Assistant Editor
Ines Nedelcovic
Assistant Editor
James E. 'Eddie' Nichols Jr.
Assistant Editor
Neal Rehia
Assistant Editor
Amanda Vogel
Assistant Editor
Marcus Hahn
Director of Photography, Additional Camera
Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
Binbun Furusawa
Director of Photography
Antek Walczak
Production Coordinator
Virginia Huntley
Production Coordinator
George Gund
Producer
Lisa Davis
Production Assistant
Jordan Hoffman
Production Assistant
Tim Morrison
Production Assistant
Ruth Sakheim
Production Assistant
Chris Teetens
Production Assistant
George Gund IV
Production Assistant
Axel Baumann
Assistant Camera
Tadashi Endo
Assistant Camera
Robert Featherstone
Assistant Camera
David Flanagan
Assistant Camera
Masato Kaneko
Assistant Camera
Hilary Morgan
Assistant Camera
Nick Rivera
Assistant Camera
Stephanie Ryan
Assistant Camera, Additional Camera
Tim Whittall
Assistant Camera
Andrew Yarmen
Assistant Camera
Ethan Mass
Additional Camera, Additional Photography
Jim McKee
Sound Designer
Rona Michele
Sound Designer
Adam Goldstein
Sound Design Assistant, Music Consultant
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Sound Editor, Music Editor
Willy Robinson
Sound Editor
Bill Kinder
Sound Supervisor
Mark Berger
Sound Mixer
Taylor Deupree
Sound Effects, Graphic Designer
Miguel Fierro
Sound Effects
Tom Efinger
Sound Effects
Rick Bradley
Sound Assistant
Bill Cozy
Sound Assistant
Daniel Macintosh
Sound Assistant
Jacob Ribicoff
Sound Assistant
Peter Steinbach
Sound Assistant
Rob Bonz
Sound Assistant
Roy Waldspurger
Sound Engineer
Antonio L. Arroyo
Sound
Matthew Sigal
Sound
Yoshiteru Takahashi
Sound
Dan Sperry
Dolby Consultant
Jennifer Weiner
Visual Effects Coordinator, Music Coordinator
John Yang
Music Consultant
Alex Stahl
Music Editor
Anthony Gregman
Production Consultant
Jim Stark
Production Consultant
Gene Na
Scientific Consultant
Joseph Liad
Scientific Consultant
John Kelsey
Script Consultant
Alan Brech
Script Consultant
Sarah Cawley
Additional Photography
Nick Hoffman
Additional Photography
Walter McGrady
Additional Photography
Noëlle Penraat
Negative Cutter
Joey Bacharka
Gaffer
Tom Penketh
Gaffer
Eric Neason
Gaffer
Kiyo Jod
Production Manager
Andrew Hall
Production Manager
Brian David Cange
Production Manager
Ty K
Researcher
Sabine Krayenbühl
Additional Editor
Roger Schulte
Additional Editor
Margarita Ochoa
Production Office Assistant
David Cashion
Research Assistant