FREM
As the climate crisis becomes increasingly urgent, and artificial intelligence expands exponentially, _FREM_ presents a striking and sometimes uncomfortable reaction to the current wave of post-humanist, anthropocentric thinking. A unique and wildly experimental documentary, Viera Čákanyová’s film provides a haunting and futurist portrayal of one of the most beautiful yet extreme landscapes on earth: King George Island off the coast of Antarctica.
| Director | Viera Čákanyová |
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A series of visual and audio glitches, which also affect the subtitles, disrupt communication. Through a mechanical-looking camera, perhaps a drone piloted by artificial intelligence, the images take us to Antarctica, where birds and marine mammals populate a landscape of snow, ice and cold water. The echo of a society seems to manifest itself in a complex and rather enigmatic soundtrack, while a human presence finally pierces the landscape. Released in 2019, FREM is the starting point of a fascinating trilogy. With narrative and aesthetic originality, this experimental documentary brings the climate crisis and the rise of artificial intelligence into dialogue, two elements that will inspire the filmmaker's insightful creative thinking in subsequent works like White on White (2021) and Notes From Eremocene (2023).
Hubert Sabino-Brunette
Artistic codirector, RIDM
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English
1h14
Language: English
Subtitles: Engish -
Français
1h14
Language: Français
Subtitles: Français
- Année 2019
- Pays Czech Republic
- Durée 74
- Producteur Hypermarket Film, Punkchart films
- Langue Czech
- Sous-titres English, French
- Résumé court A documentary in reaction to the current wave of post-humanist thinking caused by the development of technology and artificial intelligence as well as the climate crisis.
A series of visual and audio glitches, which also affect the subtitles, disrupt communication. Through a mechanical-looking camera, perhaps a drone piloted by artificial intelligence, the images take us to Antarctica, where birds and marine mammals populate a landscape of snow, ice and cold water. The echo of a society seems to manifest itself in a complex and rather enigmatic soundtrack, while a human presence finally pierces the landscape. Released in 2019, FREM is the starting point of a fascinating trilogy. With narrative and aesthetic originality, this experimental documentary brings the climate crisis and the rise of artificial intelligence into dialogue, two elements that will inspire the filmmaker's insightful creative thinking in subsequent works like White on White (2021) and Notes From Eremocene (2023).
Hubert Sabino-Brunette
Artistic codirector, RIDM
-
English
Duration: 1h14Language: English
Subtitles: Engish1h14 -
Français
Duration: 1h14Language: Français
Subtitles: Français1h14
- Année 2019
- Pays Czech Republic
- Durée 74
- Producteur Hypermarket Film, Punkchart films
- Langue Czech
- Sous-titres English, French
- Résumé court A documentary in reaction to the current wave of post-humanist thinking caused by the development of technology and artificial intelligence as well as the climate crisis.
