Exploring at once both the past and the future, Clara, Daniel and François have chosen a different kind of creative connection to the world. For three years, the filmmaker followed these members of the Steampunk community, an extraordinary artistic movement inspired by science fiction and the Industrial Revolution with close to 4M followers worldwide.
This creative film mixes direct documentary cinema with surrealist 'steampunk' clips, giving voice to people whose feelings of being 'outsiders' have led them to reinvent and heal themselves through the imaginative expression of Steampunk art.
Beyond their inventive costumes and their surprising creations made of recycled materials, these steamers invite us to examine our own feelings about living and consuming in the digital era.
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Bonus scenes:
Steampunk connection. Get on board!, 2020, 3:21, English subtitles
Étienne Barillier et la littérature steampunk, 2021, 3:20, French
Portrait of Adam Smith, steamer, 2020, 2:40, English
Daniel au musée Jules Verne, 2020, 3:02, French
See also:
« La Presse a vu... Steampunk Connection », La Presse, 1er août 2019
Entrevue avec Annie Deniel, Fantasia 2019 – le talkshow, MAtv Montréal, 22 juillet 2019
Entrevue avec Annie Deniel, Cocktail, CIBL, 31 juillet 2019 (à partir de la 18e minute)
« Making that Steampunk Connection with the Everyday » (critique), Otaku no culture, 2 août 2019
Entrevue avec Annie Deniel, Fantastika - Émission 53, 27 juin 2019
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