
An audience gathers in a screening room to watch a promotional film for Xanadu, a “revolutionary concept in clear-conscience living.” But beneath the corporate gloss lies a dystopian horror: humans reimagined as the ultimate sustainable resource. Welcome to Xanadu.
Director
Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
EN

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

Audience member
Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.