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The Eggregores' Theory
by Andrea Gatopoulos
Italy, 2024, 15’
Notti di Mezza Estate – 15th edition
EDITING AND SCREENPLAY SUPERVISION: Zhenia Kazankina
EDITING, TITLES, AND VFX: Andrea Gatopoulos
AI GENERATION: Andrea Gatopoulos
PRODUCED BY: Eliofilm, Il Varco Cinema, Naffintusi
PRODUCERS: Ariens Damsi, Luigi Mascolo, Marco Crispano, Andrea Gatopoulos, Orazio Guarino, Marco Santoro
EDITING, TITLES, AND VFX: Andrea Gatopoulos
AI GENERATION: Andrea Gatopoulos
PRODUCED BY: Eliofilm, Il Varco Cinema, Naffintusi
PRODUCERS: Ariens Damsi, Luigi Mascolo, Marco Crispano, Andrea Gatopoulos, Orazio Guarino, Marco Santoro
VOICE OF: David Rumsey
AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION: FULLCODE
SOUND DESIGN: Tommaso Barbaro
SOUND EDITING: Luca Canzano
LANGUAGE: vo: English, st: Italian
AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION: FULLCODE
SOUND DESIGN: Tommaso Barbaro
SOUND EDITING: Luca Canzano
LANGUAGE: vo: English, st: Italian
Using new technologies as a means of expression and social critique, Gatopoulos’s (1994) short film evokes a dystopian future where art and language are illegal. Through an eerie, artificial black-and-white style, an unknown alphabet created by combining AI-generated typographic glitches, and music also generated by AI, the film presents images with a surreal and unsettling aesthetic that serve as a warning bell about the loss of individuality.
A special event at the Critics’ Week of the latest Venice Film Festival, it was awarded at Corti d’Argento.
Andrea Gatopoulos is a film producer and director, a member of the EFA, and an alumnus of Berlinale Talents and the Locarno Spring Academy. His short and feature films primarily explore the relationship between humans and technology and have been screened at Quinzaine, Locarno, Venice, Rotterdam, and many other festivals. The Eggregores’ Theory is his latest short film.
Selected Filmography
A stranger quest (2023), Eschaton Ad (2023), Happy New Year, Jim (2022), Flores del Precipicio (2021)
A stranger quest (2023), Eschaton Ad (2023), Happy New Year, Jim (2022), Flores del Precipicio (2021)