i.Mirror by China Tracy (2007)

Cao Fei recorded her experiences within the online social platform Second Life. The result is a wistful, surreal vision of an alternative reality sprung from the pop culture fantasies and hyper-consumerism of contemporary urban China, while also trying to transcend its real-life limitations. It can be seen as an answer to the challenge posed by River Elegy: how to envision a new Chinese destiny founded on principles of individuality, creativity, discovery, and freedom. The film also reflects the contemporary condition of the virtual supplanting our experience of the real.

Released June 10, 2007 28 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Fantasy, Music, Short

Keywords: tmdb.video-game, tmdb.china, tmdb.virtual-reality, tmdb.second-life, tmdb.futuristic-society, mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor + 2 more, imdb.period-in-title, imdb.punctuation-in-title

Country: China
Production Country: China
Languages: English, Mandarin