This Is Cosmos (2014)
Based on the ideas of Russian philosopher, Nikolai Fedorov, Anton Vidokle’s film was shot in Siberia, Crimea, and Kazakhstan. Fedorov, like others, believed that death was a mistake, “because the energy of cosmos is indestructible, because true religion is a cult of ancestors, because true social equality is immortality for all.” Fedorov was one of the Cosmo-Immortalists, a surge of thinkers that emerged in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They linked Western Enlightenment with Russian Orthodoxy and Eastern philosophical traditions, as well as Marxism, to create an idiosyncratically concrete metaphysics. For the Russian cosmists, cosmos did not mean outer space: rather, they wanted to create “cosmos” on earth. “To construct a new reality, free of hunger, disease, violence, death, need, inequality – like communism.”
Cast
Screenplay
- Nikolai Fedorov (Story)
- Anton Vidokle
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is This Is Cosmos about?
- Based on the ideas of Russian philosopher, Nikolai Fedorov, Anton Vidokle’s film was shot in Siberia, Crimea, and Kazakhstan. Fedorov, like others, believed that death was a mistake, “because the energy of cosmos is indestructible, because true religion is a cult of ancestors, because true social equality is immortality for all.” Fedorov was one of the Cosmo-Immortalists, a surge of thinkers that emerged in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They linked Western Enlightenment with Russian Orthodoxy and Eastern philosophical traditions, as well as Marxism, to create an idiosyncratically concrete metaphysics. For the Russian cosmists, cosmos did not mean outer space: rather, they wanted to create “cosmos” on earth. “To construct a new reality, free of hunger, disease, violence, death, need, inequality – like communism.”
- Who directed This Is Cosmos?
- This Is Cosmos was directed by Anton Vidokle.
- Who stars in This Is Cosmos?
- This Is Cosmos stars Iman Musa Kulmohhametov, Svetlana Lyahova.
- How long is This Is Cosmos?
- This Is Cosmos has a runtime of 30m (30 minutes).
- What genre is This Is Cosmos?
- This Is Cosmos is a Documentary film.
- Where was This Is Cosmos produced?
- This Is Cosmos was produced in Germany, Lebanon, Russia, United States of America, Kazakhstan.