Set on a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean called CAPS (short for ‘capsule’), Meriem Bennani’s trilogy transports us to a future where teleportation has replaced air travel. Enclosed by a magnetic shield, CAPS houses migrants who have been caught teleporting illegally. Settled into bustling enclaves, the citizens of CAPS have developed their own hybrid culture and modes of defiance to the US troops that patrol the island.

In a world where teleportation has replaced planes, a wacky crocodile named Fiona tells of life on the CAPS: an island-turned-refugee-camp for illegal immigrants caught mid-teleportation. Themes of displacement, biotechnology and privacy are evoked through the augmented reality of a raucous birthday party in the Moroccan quarter of the CAPS. Mixing the languages of reality TV, advertising, documentary, and high-end commercial aesthetics, Bennani explores the potential of storytelling through magical realism and humor.

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Party on the CAPS

In a world where teleportation has replaced planes, a wacky crocodile named Fiona tells of life on the CAPS: an island-turned-refugee-camp for illegal immigrants caught mid-teleportation.

In Guided Tour of a Spill, our narrator is Fiona, a slime-green talking crocodile reminiscent of the Lacoste logo. Fiona takes us to a Moroccan neighborhood on CAPS where a group of freedom fighters train to resist the border police. In one scene, live-action footage shows the men preparing for battle. In the next shot, an animated stethoscope crawls out of the frame and takes the heartbeat of a young rebel. Bennani delights in merging documentary aesthetics with the hyperlinked weirdness of the internet to celebrate the ungovernable.

Guided Tour of a Spill

Fiona, a slime-green talking crocodile reminiscent of the Lacoste logo, takes us to a Moroccan neighborhood on CAPS where a group of freedom fighters train to resist the border police.

Life on the CAPS is the final chapter in Meriem Bennani’s film trilogy of the same name. In the world of the CAPS, teleportation has replaced air travel, and displaced populations utilize this mode of transportation to cross oceans and borders. Enclosed by a magnetic shield, the CAPS houses migrants who have been caught teleporting illegally. Settled into bustling enclaves, citizens of the CAPS have developed their own hybrid culture and modes of defiance in opposition to the US troops that patrol the island.

Life on the CAPS

Settled into bustling enclaves, citizens of the CAPS have developed their own hybrid culture and modes of defiance in opposition to the US troops that patrol the island.

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