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Real

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In the C21st, our relationship with reality has become increasingly informed by developments in virtual worlds. Adele Tulli’s documentary examines our digital dependence through a cast of characters who live chronically online. A man in Seoul delivers food for an app and live streams his shift from his bike, a young woman strips on a live chat before performing a song for her followers, and a group of influencers commit to moving on from uploading videos with varying levels of conviction…

Tulli exploits the modern world’s ubiquitous cameras to explore multitudes of visual modes and lenses: phones, CCTV, 360° stereoscopic cameras, webcams, and drones. The uncanny world below a 3D city in Google Earth is matched with the alien, geometric landscapes inside the eyes of a robot vacuum. While Real sounds like an elegy for a simpler time, a finale at a genderqueer rave in a VR nightclub questions whether technology is a barrier to connection or a bridge to a deeper shared experience.

 

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Country of Origin

Italy/France

Year

2024

Language

In English, German, Korean and Italian with English subtitles

18+
83 min
Documentary
Pepito Produzioni, FilmAffair, Rai Cinema, Luce Cinecittà

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Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Valeria Adilardi, Laura Romano

Producer

Agostino Saccà, Valeria Adilardi, Laura Romano, Luca Ricciardi, Mauro Vicentini

Screenwriter

Adele Tulli

Cinematography

Clarissa Cappellani, Francesca Zonars

ANIM

Gianluca Abbate

Editor

Ilaria Fraioli, Adele Tulli

Original Music

Andrea Koch

Adele Tulli headshot; Real director

Adele Tulli

Born in Rome in 1982, Adele Tulli is a film director and researcher, exploring innovative documentary forms and essayistic film practices. Following an MA in Documentary at Goldsmiths and a PhD in Audiovisual Studies at Roehampton University, she also teaches non-fiction and experimental cinema. Tulli’s works have been screened and exhibited internationally at the Berlinale, the Lincoln Center in NY, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, and the ICA in London, among others.

Filmography: 365 Without 377 (2011); Rebel Menopause (2014); Normal (2019)

Photo by Alessandro Crinari

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