Masterclass: Godfrey Reggio

Godfrey Reggio at 18th edition of Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival


Godfrey Reggio’s tried to provoke those present to consider the most misunderstood and consequential subject of the last 5,000 years: the Technological Environment. Technology is not something we use; it is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. Though seeing, we are blind to its presence, hidden in plain sight.




4.15DOK.REVUE
19. 10. 2015


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