Factory of the Sun (2015)
In this immersive work, which debuted at the 2015 German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Steyerl probes the pleasures and perils of image circulation in a moment defined by the unprecedented global flow of data. Ricocheting between genres—news reportage, documentary film, video games, and internet dance videos—Factory of the Sun uses the motifs of light and acceleration to explore what possibilities are still available for collective resistance when surveillance has become a mundane part of an increasingly virtual world. Factory of the Sun tells the surreal story of workers whose forced moves in a motion capture studio are turned into artificial sunshine.
Director: Hito Steyerl
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TSC (TakeSomeCrime) as Protagonist |
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Yulia Startsev as Protagonist |
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Mark Waschke as |
| Directing | Hito Steyerl | Director |
| Visual Effects | Maximilian Schmoetzer | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Harry Sanderson | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Aidan Peterson | Music |
| Writing | Shumon Basar | Writer |
| Crew | Christoph Manz | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Micha Amstad | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Micha Amstad | Set Designer |
| Crew | Micha Amstad | Post-Production Manager |
| Directing | Alwin Franke | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Max Schmoetzer | 3D Artist |
| Crew | Katarzyna Guzowska | Post Production Assistant |
| Sound | Daniel Erbe | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lea Sövsö | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Nico Kantuser | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Hans Goedecke | Drone Operator |
| Crew | Cornelius Diemer | Drone Operator |
| Crew | Anke Riester | Drone Operator |
| Crew | Gerd Dubiella | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Kassem Mosse | Music |
| Sound | Fatima Al Qadiri | Music |
| Sound | Dawn of Midi | Music |
| Sound | Kaycee | Music |
