LEVEL FIVE,  199

France | DCP, Color, 106’ | English, Japanese, French
Director: Chris Marker
Cast: Catherine Belkhodja, Kenji Tokitsu, Nagisa Ôshima
Chris Marker’s film explores the impact of the digital age on memory, history, and identity, following computer programmer Laura as she attempts to complete a video game about the Battle of Okinawa, which her ex-boyfriend had abandoned. Marker reflects on the problematic status of the image, which can function both as a document and a weapon. His fictional documentary approach blurs the boundaries between cinema and gaming, highlighting the instrumentalization of violence and memory, and making the film a striking meditation on technology’s influence on our perception of humanity and history.