Synthetic Pleasures: Technology, Control, Passion | Documentary @CulturesofResistance

Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 9 minutes ago

Released to critical acclaim in 1995, Synthetic Pleasures is an exhilarating and disturbing exploration into the ways that human beings are using technology, from body piercings to bionics, to transform our environments, bodies, and minds in search of pleasure. It raises issues nobody can afford to abort / retry / ignore.

🎥 Director/Producer: Iara Lee - Korean-Brazilian 🇰🇷 🇧🇷 activist filmmaker, world traveler and sports enthusiast 🏊🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ 🚴🏻‍♀️ INSTAGRAM: @iara_lee
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🏆 Synthetic Pleasures has screened at film festivals around the world, including the Berlinale Forum and the 1996 Sundance International Film Festival.
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