Synthetic Pleasures
technology control passion
85 mins
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.
Jeff Baxter
Self
Scott Bukatman
Self
Scott Frazier
Self
Robert Gurland
Self
Max More
Self
Lisa Palac
Self
Ed Regis
Self
Howard Rheingold
Self
R.U. Sirius
Self
Tammy Baker
Self
Desmond Crisis
Self
John Cox
Self
Astro Erle
Self
Robert Ettinger
Self
Mae Ettinger
Self
Teena Evans
Self
Albert Geiser
Self
Amanda Lepore
Self
Desi Monster
Self
Mike Rehdish
Self
Steve Roberts
Self
Carlos Slinger
Self
Cheryl Spaulding
Self
Delmar Thompson
Self
David Abbott
Self
Rebecca Forman
Self
Donna Kirkestue
Self
Terry Newman
Self
Carol Newman
Self
Joseph Liad
Self
Margarita Ochoa
Self
Merle Richards
Self
Bradley Storm
Self
Isabel Yellin
Self
Yamel M. Haynes
Self
George Gund
Producer
Andreas Troeger
Editor
Stacia Thompson
Editor
Marcus Hahn
Director of Photography
Binbun Furusawa
Director of Photography
Jennifer Weiner
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jennifer Weiner
Music Coordinator
Kiyo Jod
Production Manager
Andrew Hall
Production Manager
Brian David Cange
Production Manager
Antek Walczak
Production Coordinator
Virginia Huntley
Production Coordinator
Anthony Gregman
Production Consultant
Margarita Ochoa
Production Office Assistant
Sarah Cawley
Additional Photography
Nick Hoffman
Additional Photography
Ethan Mass
Additional Photography
Walter McGrady
Additional Photography
Axel Baumann
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
Tim Whittall
Assistant Camera
Andrew Yarmen
Assistant Camera
Joey Bacharka
Gaffer
Tom Penketh
Gaffer
Eric Neason
Gaffer
Antonio L. Arroyo
Sound
Matthew Sigal
Sound
Yoshiteru Takahashi
Sound
Rick Bradley
Sound Assistant
Bill Cozy
Sound Assistant
Daniel Macintosh
Sound Assistant
Jacob Ribicoff
Sound Assistant
Peter Steinbach
Sound Assistant
Ethan Mass
Additional Camera
Stephanie Ryan
Additional Camera
Marcus Hahn
Additional Camera
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
Sabine Krayenbühl
Additional Editor
Roger Schulte
Additional 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
Jim McKee
Sound Designer
Rona Michele
Sound Designer
Alex Stahl
Music Editor
Marie Regan
Sound Post Supervisor
Bill Kinder
Sound Supervisor
Roy Waldspurger
Sound Engineer
Rob Bonz
Sound Assistant
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Sound Editor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Music Editor
Mark Berger
Sound Mixer
Dan Sperry
Dolby Consultant
John Yang
Music Consultant
Adam Goldstein
Music Consultant
Adam Goldstein
Sound Design Assistant
Taylor Deupree
Sound Effects
Miguel Fierro
Sound Effects
Tom Efinger
Sound Effects
Willy Robinson
Sound Editor
John Kelsey
Script Consultant
Alan Brech
Script Consultant
Gene Na
Scientific Consultant
Joseph Liad
Scientific Consultant
Ty K
Researcher
David Cashion
Research Assistant
Andreas Troeger
Film Processor
Taylor Deupree
Graphic Designer
Noëlle Penraat
Negative Cutter