North American Premiere
Fear of death and interpretations of hell filter through online social bubbles to distill a singular divine message.
Germany
2022
English
Featured in:
MODES 1
Visions of dark impulses are given the spotlight and invite an opportunity to reflect on the personal in relation to the political. From Congo to China, and the Philippines to Poland, the end is nigh.
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Credits
Producer
NEOZOON
Screenwriter
NEOZOON
Editor
NEOZOON
Director
NEOZOON
NEOZOON is a female art collective founded in 2009 in Berlin and Paris. The film work is based on the principle of collage and deals with sociological questions of the Anthropocene. The de- and recontextualization of found footage and YouTube material is a recurring element. NEOZOON’s work was exhibited at Centre Pompidou in Paris, at Zentrum für Kunst und Medien in Karlsruhe, at Kunst-Werke Berlin, and has been shown at national and international film festivals in Oberhausen, Rotterdam, London, and New York. NEOZOON is a member of the Gallery Climate Coalition and supports the work of Artists4Future.