LUCAS AZÉMAR
RESET PRESENTS: THE POLITICS OF GAMES
MARCH 25 2023/25 MARZO 2022 (MIC, MILAN)
Introduced by/Introdotto da Matteo Bittanti
LIFE ON EARTH
video, color, sound, 35’, 2019, Switzerland/France
Guess Who’s Back, un hacker noto per le sue bufale online, ha causato la vera morte di un uomo. Nessuno sa da quando l'hacker opera, ma tutti possono incontrarlo attraverso il suo avatar al Club des Crocos nel videogioco Life On Earth. Uno scontro tra mondo reale e virtuale in un universo di pixel, inventato di sana pianta, divertente e inquietante.
Guess Who’s Back, a hacker known for his online hoaxes, has caused the real death of a man. Nobody knows since when the hacker operates, but everyone can meet him through his avatar at the Club des Crocos in the video game Life On Earth. A clash of real and virtual worlds in a universe of pixels, invented from scratch, funny and disturbing.
L’ARTISTA
THE ARTIST
Lucas Azémar è nato a Parigi nel 1991. Dopo aver studiato Diritto e Scienze Politiche all'Institut Catholique de Paris per un anno, ha proseguito gli studi all'Università di Nanterre, Paris-La Défense (Paris X), conseguendo una laurea in Arti dello Spettacolo, con specializzazione in cinema e teatro. Successivamente ha studiato cinema presso la HEAD (Haute École d'Art et de Design) di Ginevra. Tra le sue produzioni figurano il documentario Bac à Sacle (con Charlotte Cherici, 2022) e il cortometraggio La Loi De La Pesanteur (2016).
Lucas Azémar was born in Paris 1991 in Paris. After studying Law, Political Sciences at the Institut Catholique de Paris for one year, he continued his studies at the University of Nanterre, Paris-La Défense (Paris X), and received his B.A. in Performing Arts, specializing in cinema and theater. He subsequently enrolled in cinema program at HEAD (Haute École d'Art et de Design), in Geneva. Among his productions are the documentary Bac à Sacle (with Charlotte Cherici, 2022) and the short La Loi De La Pesanteur (2016).
LIFE ON EARTH
video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 35”, 2019, Switzerland
Weiter, Director and Producer: Lucas Azémar
Production:
Haute école d'art et de design - Genève (HEAD – Genève) Département Cinéma/cinéma du réel
Cinematography: Lucas Palen
Editing: Charlotte Cherici, Lucas Azémar
Location sound mix: ArnoldZeilig, Eric Gattat
Sound editing: Julien Blasco
Re-recording mix: Simon Apostolou, Arnold Zeilig
Music: Bedis Tir
3D animation: Olivier Bémer
Production design: Juliette Azémar
Costumes: Sarah Corcos
Casting: Justine Dhouailly
Cast:
Matthieu Lucci as David Gendarme
Titouan Labbé as Kévin
Raphaëlle Damilano as Jennifer Croft
Raphaël Quenard as Guess Who's Back
