Accelerate or Die! (You Get The Dystopia You Deserve)

Production Country: UK
Running Time: 60mins
Year: 2022

Why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism? The future is not your friend! Accelerate or die!? The original discussion circled British philosopher Mark Fisher’s statement that it was ‘easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism’. A frenzied stasis of rapid technological advancement coupled with cultural and political stagnation.

The film is the product of a collaboration with artist Jake Chapman (of the famous duo The Chapman Brothers).

FILM CREW:
Director: Mike Christie
Producer: Paul Cooke, Greg Sanderson
Exec Producer: Greg Sanderson
Writer: Jake Chapman, Paul Cooke
DOP: Craig Hastings
Editor: Nick Dunn
Sound Design: Rowan Jennings
Composer: Ian Masterson
Production Design: Mike Christie
VFX: Nick Dunn
Animation: Nick Dunn

Cast: Jake Chapman, Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Matt Colquhoun, Anab Jain, Jon Ardern, Alex Williams, Pete Wolfendale, Beth Singler, Amy Ireland, Isabel Millar, Tim Crosland, Will Davies, Patricia MacCormack, Robin Mackay


FESTIVALS:
"SogniElettrici" / ElettricDreams International Film Festival October 2023