The Human Surge (2016)
- Original title
- El auge del humano
- Directed by
- Eduardo Williams
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows poor and restless characters in Argentina, Mozambique, and the Philippines. They drift between places like work and home, seeking connection through digital communication.
aimlessrestlessbittersweetslow-pacedobservationaldigitalglobe-trottinglonelyhypnotic
What happens
The Human Surge (Spanish: El auge del humano) is a 2016 experimental film directed, written, shot and edited by the Argentine director Eduardo Williams. It was Williams' debut feature film, after having made a number of short features. The Human Surge is divided into three separate narrative and geographical segments: the first in Buenos Aires, the second in Maputo, and the third in Bohol. Each segment follows a handful of characters, who are often seen loitering or drifting between spaces, such as workplace and home. The segments are linked with diegetic bridges involving digital communication. Williams has stated that he wanted to explore the sensation and feelings related to aimlessness and travel, and thereby "create a rhythm between excitement and boredom or surprise and depression." The characters depicted in the three segments are invariably poor, restless and on the search for connection with other human beings. The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2016, where it won the Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present. It was subsequently released at film festivals in Toronto and New York to critical acclaim. Critical comparisons were made with other filmmakers working in the slow cinema subgenre, which emphasises the durational aspect of the moving image, rather than its narrative qualities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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La memoria de los huesos (2016)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.