Film
Jake Chapman's Accelerate or Die!
2023 · 1h · Documentary
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Overview
As one of the highly provocative British art duo The Chapman Brothers, artist Jake Chapman is no stranger to challenging his audience. In this new film, he poses the question, “why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism?” Perhaps the answer is ‘Accelerationism’, which emerged 50 years ago and predicted the reality we’re now living: A frenzied stasis of rapid technological advancement coupled with cultural and political stagnation. Capitalism – Accelerationism claims – is breaking down our society, our humanity, and our planet. But the only way forward is not to run from it, but to dive deeper into it. Regardless of where that takes us… As befitting for an artist as visual and extreme as Jake Chapman, this film is also part-artwork – playfully and uncompromisingly distorting the idea of how a documentary should look and feel.
Cast
Jake Chapman
Self
Matt Colquhoun
Self
Will Self
Self
Jeanette Winterson
Self
Anab Jain
Self
Jon Ardern
Self
Alex Williams
Self
Pete Wolfendale
Self
Beth Singler
Self
Amy Ireland
Self
Isabel Millar
Self
Tim Crosland
Self
Will Davies
Self
Patricia MacCormack
Robin Mackay
Crew
- Mike ChristieDirector
- Jake ChapmanWriter
- Paul CookeWriter · Producer
- Greg SandersonExecutive Producer · Producer
- Craig HastingsDirector of Photography
- Nick DunnEditor
Details
- Release date
- July 11, 2023
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h
- Genres
- Documentary
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