Project Detail

Bliss Point

Synopsis

Plunging us into the ever-accelerating rhythm of food supply and the emergence of new techno-capitalist processes, BLISS POINT looks at the entanglement of automation and human labour, from dark kitchens and food advertising sets to AI-managed warehouses.
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 26 min
Format: ProRes 4K
Director: Gerard Ortín Castellví
Producer: Gerard Ortín Castellví
Executive Producer: Leonardo Bigazzi
Editor: Ainara Elgoibar, Usue Arrieta, Gerard Ortín Castellví
Screenwriter: Gerard Ortín Castellví
Director of Photography: Gerard Ortín Castellví, Pep Bosch, Albert Badia
Production Designer: Bianca Hlywa, Lisa Barnard
Sound: Oriol Campi Solé, Tom Fisher, Simon Williams

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Spain, UK, Italy co-production

Supported by Lo Schermo dell'Arte, Fondazione In Between Art and Film, AHRC, Medialab Matadero, Tractora

Gerard Ortín Castellví

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