Ryan Trecartin I-Be Area

I-Be Area (Ryan Trecartin, 2007, 1h48min)
Dazzling and raucous, Ryan Trecartin’s first feature-length video I-Be Area follows a day in the life of rebellious clone I-BE II, intertwining the stories of an incredible ensemble cast as they cope with themes such as cloning, adoption, self-mediation, lifestyle options, and virtual identities.
Cues from chat rooms, social networking web sites, YouTube, John Waters, and Pee-wee’s Playhouse are turned upside down and inside out to create an entirely singular video genre, which earned the film the unofficial honour of “the weirdest movie ever made”. And while today it may feel slightly more familiar – looking at you, TikTok – this highly influential avant-garde fever dream is still a listening-differently-trip you won’t soon forget.
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This double screening is part of The Internet As Cabaret, bringing together two films that both shape in very different ways filmmaker Oli De Vos's relationship with the internet.