A1 translucent paper, highlighters and black ink pen
The 2018, Eco Science Fiction parable ‘Ariana’ is a debut feature from the writing and directing duo Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja, based on the 1956 poem by the Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson.
What intrigued me about this film was humanities self-destructive drive, which drove a sentient, virtual reality machine; known as ‘Mima’, to suicide!
Passengers onboard a spacecraft on track to inhabit Mars are knocked off course and turn to ‘Mima’ to soothe their claustrophobia induced panic attacks. ‘Mima’ has the ability to playback the passenger’s personal memories of Earth, but on seeing Earth as a once thriving and vibrant planet, and playing witness to the now indistinguishable Earth, ‘Mima’ becomes overwhelmed by the passenger’s needs and humanities over consumption that has led to Earths destruction, and self-destructs.