Film

Desert of the Real

2017 · 1h 16m · Documentary · Science Fiction

Composer and filmmaker Christian von Borries' new film Desert of the real visits these contemporary wastelands. In a rich collage of acted scenes and documentary footage, he extends the metaphor of the wasteland to today's medial reality. At the heart of so many holographic simulations and replicas, in a world custom-made for selfie and instagram tweets, he reveals emptiness and potential violence. (David Riff) The only way to trace the distinction between the semblance and the Real is, precisely, to STAGE it in a fake spectacle.

Valeria Lukyanova

James N. Kienitz Wilkins

Eugenia Cooney

Essena O'Neill

Nastya Zhidkova

Jülide Bozdoga

Frank Geier

Isabella Hunstiger

Damia Kleemeyer

Johanna Malecki

Luisa Tarazchorus

Katrin Thiemer

• Christian von BorriesWriter · Director
• Halina DaugirdEditor

trailer DESERT OF THE REAL by christian von borries (2017)

Release date

August 14, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Documentary, Science Fiction