Wasteland Utopias (2010)
Wasteland Utopias explores the intersection of two radically different utopian thinkers: mega-developer Del Webb and outsider psychiatrist/naturalist Wilhelm Reich. Each found his way into southern Arizona's Sonoran Desert in the late 1950s—Webb building his colossal, panoptically-planned retirement community Sun City and Reich conducting his weather manipulation experiments using Orgone Energy. Using found footage, documentary interviews, and narrative tableaux, the film interweaves contradictory narratives and critically poetic observations.
Director: David Sherman
Runtime: 91 min
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wasteland Utopias about?
- Wasteland Utopias explores the intersection of two radically different utopian thinkers: mega-developer Del Webb and outsider psychiatrist/naturalist Wilhelm Reich. Each found his way into southern Arizona's Sonoran Desert in the late 1950s—Webb building his colossal, panoptically-planned retirement community Sun City and Reich conducting his weather manipulation experiments using Orgone Energy. Using found footage, documentary interviews, and narrative tableaux, the film interweaves contradictory narratives and critically poetic observations.
- Who directed Wasteland Utopias?
- Wasteland Utopias was directed by David Sherman.
- How long is Wasteland Utopias?
- Wasteland Utopias has a runtime of 1h 31m (91 minutes).