UKI, the new film by Taiwanese-US artist Shu Lea Cheang, celebrated its world premiere at Filmfest München on June 29, 2023. Now follows the Berlin premiere on July 21 and 22 at Kranzler Eck and on September 7 at Kino Moviemento.
Tickets for Juli 21 and 22, 2023
Tickets for September 7, 2023, 21:00
In UKI, Reiko – a discarded sex worker and replicant – finds herself in a landfill for electronic waste in the year 2060. Discarded – having become obsolete as an orgasm data collector – Reiko tries to regain control over her own hard drive body, which glitches and takes on new forms. Eventually, Reiko transforms into a virus to save the planet from the ruthless plans of a biotech company.
What sounds wild is wild! 1950s commercials, images by de Chirico, Hopper, Soylent Green, “The Fantastic Voyage”, Corona… Shu Lea Cheang draws on a wealth of inspiration to create an exciting, polysexual, gender fluid film of extraordinary visuality. From 3-D graphics to cinematic mise-en-scène generated with game engines to live-action scenes enriched with visual effects, the filmmaker uses all forms of contemporary digital cinematography. UKI is a beguiling viewing experience – a film for the 21st century! “UKI” was conceived in 2009 as a sequel to Shu Lea Cheang’s “I.K.U.,” a sci-fi cyberpunk film that screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
The two-day screening and event program at Bilka im Kranzler-Eck extends the cinematic world of UKI through installations, sound and live performances by artists who contributed significantly to the film.
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