Three intense faces with headgear, implying focus and determination. Video-game illustration.

Communities

Knit's Island

(Knit's Island)

The filmmakers unmask modern society’s fantasies, fears and dreams as they try to get to know the player community hidden behind virtual avatars and voluntarily locked into a simulated post-apocalyptic world.

In the depths of the open world of the computer game DayZ, players fight for survival, build communities and make friends in a simulated environment. Lockdown allowed the filmmakers to spend almost 1,000 hours interacting with them in this world. Seemingly banal situations and aimless wanderings through the countryside alternate with spiritual discussions and musings about ecology, as well as disturbing moments of unexpected violence and intrigue. On a contemplative walk through a virtual world, the film explores the reality of people hidden behind digital masks. This deep exploration of human interaction in an online environment won two major awards from Visions du Reel.

03/21 20:30

Bio Oko, Františka Křížka 460/15, Praha 7

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Tomáš Poštulka, Moderátor
Boris Garavini, Producer
Guilhem Causse, Director
Tim Pulsmeier, Producer DayZ

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03/24 18:00

Ponrepo Cinema, Bartolomějská 11, Praha 1

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Title	Knit's Island
Original Title	Knit's Island
Original Language	English
Subtitles	Czech, English
Premiéra	Czech premiere
Film type	Full-length documentary
Year of Production	2023
Country of Origin	France
Length	95 min.
Tags	Possibilities of the Future, Lifestyle, Media
Director	Guilhem Causse, Ekiem Barbier, Quentin L'helgoualc'h

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