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World Brain
2015·1h 13m·★ 7.0
French original
"World Brain" is an essayistic trans-media project by French artists Gwenola Wagon and Stéphane Degoutin. The feature film as well as the interactive website takes the visitors on a dive through the physical shoals of the internet. World Brain explores the utopian dreams and ideologies connected to the development of collective intelligence and the idea of a worldwide network. "World Brain" follows the wanderings of a group of researchers who try to survive in the forest using Wikipedia, aiming at nothing less than the creation of an alternative project securing the survival of manhood.
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A more imaginative choice for viewers who want a story built around a different world, premise, or set of possibilities.
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Best suited to viewers who enjoy ideas, world-building, or stories that move beyond everyday reality.
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Light commitment · 1h 13m
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