What if we are living in a simulation, and the world as we know it is not real? To tackle this mind-bending idea, acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Asher (ROOM 237, THE NIGHTMARE) uses a noted speech from Philip K. Dick to dive down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy, and conspiracy theory. Leaving no stone unturned in exploring the unprovable, the film uses contemporary cultural touchstones like THE MATRIX, interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars, and a wide array of voices, expert and amateur alike. If simulation theory is not science fiction but fact, and life is a video game being played by some unknowable entity, then who are we, really? A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX attempts to find out.
- Year2021
- Runtime108 min
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Premiere2021 Sundance Film Festival
- DirectorRodney Ascher
- ProducerRoss M. Dinnerstein
- Executive ProducerColin Frederick, Rodney Ascher, Ross Girard, David Carrico, Adam Paulsen
- Co-ProducerTyler Glodt
- CastJoshua Cooke, Paul Gude, Alex LeVine, Brother Læo Mystwood, Jesse Orion
- EditorRodney Ascher, Rachel Tejada
- AnimatorMIndbomb Films and Davy Force
- Sound DesignJonathan Snipes
- MusicJonathan Snipes
What if we are living in a simulation, and the world as we know it is not real? To tackle this mind-bending idea, acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Asher (ROOM 237, THE NIGHTMARE) uses a noted speech from Philip K. Dick to dive down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy, and conspiracy theory. Leaving no stone unturned in exploring the unprovable, the film uses contemporary cultural touchstones like THE MATRIX, interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars, and a wide array of voices, expert and amateur alike. If simulation theory is not science fiction but fact, and life is a video game being played by some unknowable entity, then who are we, really? A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX attempts to find out.
- Year2021
- Runtime108 min
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Premiere2021 Sundance Film Festival
- DirectorRodney Ascher
- ProducerRoss M. Dinnerstein
- Executive ProducerColin Frederick, Rodney Ascher, Ross Girard, David Carrico, Adam Paulsen
- Co-ProducerTyler Glodt
- CastJoshua Cooke, Paul Gude, Alex LeVine, Brother Læo Mystwood, Jesse Orion
- EditorRodney Ascher, Rachel Tejada
- AnimatorMIndbomb Films and Davy Force
- Sound DesignJonathan Snipes
- MusicJonathan Snipes