Mnemophrenia (2019)

Mnemophrenia is a futuristic drama about a new psychosis that arises from advanced virtual reality technology, which causes people to be unable to distinguish between real and artificial memories.

Director:

Eirini Konstantinidou

Writers:

Eirini Konstantinidou, Eirini Konstantinidou (original story)

Stars:

Freya Berry, Robin King, Tim Seyfert

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Cast

Credited cast:
Freya Berry	...	Jeanette Harper
Robin King	...	Nicholas Morgan
Tim Seyfert	...	Douglas
Tallulah Sheffield	...	Robyin
Jamie Laird	...	Will Hall
Robert Milton Wallace	...	Charlie
Dominic O'Flynn	...	Michael Murphy
Angela Peters	...	Keri Taylor
Anna Brook	...	Nina
Michael Buckster	...	Richard
Gary Cargill	...	Jim
Steve Hope Wynne	...	David Quinn
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Caruccio Came	...	Anna Lyons
Cally Lawrence	...	Tessa Fox
John Morton	...	Self

Storyline

The film explores how society is affected by and how it adapts to deal with mnemophrenia, a growing new psychosis and the still advancing technology. We see the story unfold over time, through the eyes of three generations of the same family who are all affected and involved in different ways. The story explores how attitudes to Mnemophrenia would differ from person to person and across generations, going from resistance and fear, through acceptance and eventually even using it to our benefit, pushing humanity towards a new evolutionary step.

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Plot Keywords:

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Taglines:

Three generations...One memory

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The director, Eirini Konstantinidou, used improvisation in order to build the characters and the shooting script for the whole film. She believes that the realistic dialogue and performances that are achieved through improvisation contribute to the intended blurring of the distinction between reality and fiction. Part 1 needed to be made first and edited in order for the actors of the following period (part 2) to watch it and build their characters' experiences from what they have watched; according to the premise of the film these video recordings become part of their memories and identity. That is the process that the actors of part 3 had to go through as well. This technique allows for an organic development of the characters and dialogue, which is a result of the creative collaboration between the actors and herself.

User Reviews

low-budget, high-achievement

This is one of those rare occasions when watching a yet undiscovered movie makes you feel genuinely lucky. Going into this movie with only a basic knowledge of what it is about but with a good deal of interest in the broader topic, I must say that I was given ample food for thought. Mnemophrenia manages to intrigue and entertain in equal measure. Given the movie's low budget, this is a trully remarkable feat.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mnemophrenia

Company Credits

Production Co:

EK productions, Quoxel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color