Synthetic Pleasures

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 mankinds effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emergingan artificial reality Virtual Reality digital and biotechnology plastic surgery and moodaltering 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