Desert of the Real

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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Documentary,

Science Fiction

Duration:

76 minutes

Year:

2017

Director:

Christian Von Borries

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Company:

Masse und Macht,

Akademie der Künste der Welt,

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Cast:
Valeria Lukyanova

James N. Kienitz Wilkins

Eugenia Cooney

Essena O'Neill

Nastya Zhidkova

Crew:
Christian Von Borries

Director

Christian Von Borries

Writer

Halina Daugird

Editor

Christian Von Borries

Cinematography

Steve Leonhardt

Additional Editing