Uncanny Me
Photography
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45m
Directed by Katharina Pethke • Documentary • 2022 • 46 minutes
Lale is a hard-working photo model. Now she’s discovered a way to get more freedom. She can get her body scanned to create a digital clone that can also become a model, in the virtual world. Before leaping into the abyss, she decides to find out more about the implications. The tension between reality and illusion keeps returning at various levels throughout this explorative merging of documentary and science fiction. Is reality still important?
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