Project Detail

Mirage: Eigenstate

Name: Mirage: Eigenstate
Director: Riar Rizaldi
Genre: Experimental, Climate / Environment, Science
Released: 2024
Duration: 30 min 2 sec

Synopsis

MIRAGE - EIGENSTATE weaves together analogous investigations into the nature of reality, positioning Western science as just one methodology among many in a constellation of pluralistic worldviews. The film explores different interpretations of reality, from Sufi mysticism and Monorealism to theories of quantum mechanics. Edited in the style of American astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan’s 1980s television show, 'Cosmos', which sought to explain the origin of life and the fourth spatial dimension, MIRAGE - EIGENSTATE references scientific mass communication, where complex concepts are described in straightforward ways, often through images.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Forum Expanded - International premiere

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 30 min 2 sec
Director: Riar Rizaldi
Producer: B.M. Anggana
Director of Photography: Aditya Krisnawan
Production Designer: Arda Awigarda
Composer: Wahono, Stella Gareth
Principal cast: Hannah Al Rashid, Uji Hahan Handoko

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Indonesia, UK, Portugal co-production

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Riar Rizaldi

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