Synthetic Pleasures

Synthetic Pleasures

4.5

Sep 13 1995

1h 25m

Documentary

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.

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

Self

Jeff Baxter

Jeff Baxter

Self

Scott Bukatman

Scott Bukatman

Self

Scott Frazier

Scott Frazier

Self