Synthetic Pleasures
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Iara Lee
Lisa Palac
John Perry Barlow
Cheryl Spaulding
R.u. Sirius
Charlotte Richards
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Is reality obsolete? From low-tech function like body piercing and artificially-stocked fishing pools, to the latest in bionics and VR gaming, this cyber-age intellectual survey--call it a *.DOCumentary--downloads a Future Shockful of data and defines the parameters of advanced technologies that delete nature and reprogram mankind. Cyronics defy death; the Internet exists outside time and space; smart drugs and surgery upgrade the mind and body. But are we headed toward human optimization, or system crash? Timothy Leary, R. U. Sirius, Lisa Palac, John Barlow and others offer sound bytes against a mesmerizing screen display of cutting edge computer-graphics, location footage and archival clips.
Director
Iara Lee
Cast
Lisa Palac
John Perry Barlow
Cheryl Spaulding
R.u. Sirius
Charlotte Richards
Scott Bukatman
Isabel Yellin
Tammy Baker
Dr. Marjorie Cramer
Teena Evans
Michio Kaku
Bradley Storm
Jaron Lanier
M. Ochoa
Max More
Yamel M Haynes
Merle Richards
Howard Rheingold
Joseph Liao
Miles--the Beagle
Mike Rehdish
Timothy Leary
Jeff Baxter
Stephen Roberts
Donna Kirkestue
John H Cox
Scott Frazier
Desi Monster
Astro Erle
Delmar Thompson
Antonio Arroyo
Carlos Slinger
Armen Ra
Ed Regis
Robert Gurland
Amanda Lepore
Robert Ettinger
Terry Newman
Mae Ettinger
Albert Geiser
Carol Newman
Desmond Crisis
Rebecca Forman
Thomas Manon
Crew
Antonio L Arroyo
Joel Bach
Axel Baumann
Mark Berger
Rob Bonz
Rick Bradley
Alan Brech
Anthony Bregman
Brian D. Cange
David Cashion
Sarah Cawley
Bill Cozy
Lisa Davis
Brian Dentz
Taylor Deupree
Taylor Deupree
Tom Efinger
Takashi Endo
Rob Featherstone
Miguel Fierro
David Flanagan
Toshifumi Furusawa
Adam Goldstein
Adam Goldstein
George Gund
George Gund
Marcus Hahn
Andrew Hall
Noriko Harim
Jordan Hoffman
Nick Hoffman
Virginia Huntley
Kiyo Joo
Ty K
Masato Kaneko
John Kelsey
Bill Kinder
Yuko Koseki
Sabine Krayenbnhl
Joseph Liao
Ricardo Linguitte
Daniel Macintosh
Ethan Mass
Ethan Mass
Walter Mcgrady
Kent Mcgrew
Jim Mckee
Rona Michele
Hilary Morgan
Kramer Morgenthau
Tim Morrison
Gene Na
Eric Neason
Eric Neason
Ines Nedelcovic
Eddie Nichols
M. Ochoa
Tom Penketh
Noelle Penraat
Marie Reagan
Neal Rehia
Jacob Ribicoff
Nick Rivera
Willy Robinson
Stephanie Ryan
Stephanie Ryan
Ruth Sakheim
Roger Schulte
Matthew Sigal
Eric Solstein
Alex Stahl
Jim Stark
Peter Steinbach
Yoshiteru Takahashi
Chris Teetens
Stacia Thompson
Andreas Troeger
Andreas Troeger
Amanda Vogel
Antek Walczak
Roy Waldspurger
Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner
Tim Whittal
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
John Yang
Andrew Yarmen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at 19th Asian American International Film Festival July 19-21 & 25-28, 1996.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1996.
Shown at Gen Art Film Festival in New York City April 27 - May 3, 1996.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1995.
Shown at Melbourne International Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia July 25 - August 11, 1996.
Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Film and Video June 6-16, 1996.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 18 - May 6, 1996.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.
Shown at SeOUL NYmAX 97: A Multi-Media Arts Festival in New York City November 1-15, 1997.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 7-22, 1996.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States February 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States July 1996
Released in United States June 1996
Released in United States May 1996
Released in United States November 1996
Released in United States November 1997
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States September 1995
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States Summer August 29, 1996
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (New American Independents) November 8-17, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 7-16, 1995.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Feature directorial debut for filmmaker Iara Lee whose previous experimental shorts include "Prufrock" (USA/1991) and "An Autumn Wind" (USA/1993).
Released in Vorhess, NJ (Ritz 12) September 22, 1996.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Gen Art Film Festival in New York City April 27 - May 3, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Melbourne International Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia July 25 - August 11, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 18 - May 6, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.)
Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1996.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Film and Video June 6-16, 1996.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 7-22, 1996.)
Released in United States July 1996 (Shown at 19th Asian American International Film Festival July 19-21 & 25-28, 1996.)
Released in United States Summer August 29, 1996
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 7-16, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (New American Independents) November 8-17, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at SeOUL NYmAX 97: A Multi-Media Arts Festival in New York City November 1-15, 1997.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) November 1-10, 1998.)
