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Synthetic Pleasures

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Calorie Rating: 119
Released: 1995-09-13
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Studios: Caipirinha Productions Inc.,


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.

Director / Directors

Iara Lee
Director


Cast

John Perry Barlow
Character: Self
Jeff Baxter
Character: Self
Scott Bukatman
Character: Self

Scott Frazier
Character: Self
Robert Gurland
Character: Self
Michio Kaku
Character: Self

Jaron Lanier
Character: Self
Timothy Leary
Character: Self
Max More
Character: Self

Orlan
Character: Self
Lisa Palac
Character: Self
Ed Regis
Character: Self

Howard Rheingold
Character: Self
R.U. Sirius
Character: Self
Tammy Baker
Character: Self

Desmond Crisis
Character: Self
John Cox
Character: Self
Dr. Marjorie Cramer
Character: Self

Astro Erle
Character: Self
Robert Ettinger
Character: Self
Mae Ettinger
Character: Self

Teena Evans
Character: Self
Albert Geiser
Character: Self
Amanda Lepore
Character: Self

Manon Thomas
Character: Self
Desi Monster
Character: Self
Armen Ra
Character: Self

Mike Rehdish
Character: Self
Charlotte Richards
Character: Self
Steve Roberts
Character: Self

Carlos Slinger
Character: Self
Cheryl Spaulding
Character: Self
Delmar Thompson
Character: Self

David Abbott
Character: Self
Antonio L. Arroyo
Character: Self
Rebecca Forman
Character: Self

Donna Kirkestue
Character: Self
Terry Newman
Character: Self
Carol Newman
Character: Self

Joseph Liad
Character: Self
Miles, the Beagle
Character: Self
Margarita Ochoa
Character: Self

Merle Richards
Character: Self
Bradley Storm
Character: Self
Isabel Yellin
Character: Self

Yamel M. Haynes
Character: Self


Production and Crew

George Gund
Producer

Marcus Hahn
Director of Photography
Kramer Morgenthau
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
Jim Stark
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

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
Tim Whittall
Assistant Camera
Andrew Yarmen
Assistant Camera



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
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 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