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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Supercollider
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Top Cast
Jake Chapman as Self
Matt Colquhoun as Self
Will Self as Self
Jeanette Winterson as Self
Anab Jain as Self
Top Crew
Mike Christie · Director
Jake Chapman · Writer
Paul Cooke · Writer
Craig Hastings · Cinematographer
Nick Dunn · Editor
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