Sonzai Zone is a speculative fiction film on intimacy and loneliness after the normalization of ambient communication media. An unlikely encounter between Yún and Souvd takes place in a near-future where social interactions are largely based on the mediation of human presence, known as ‘Sonzai-kan’. Shifting between XR games, Immersion Arcades and spatial home displays, their insidiously orchestrated relationship escalates into extreme idealization. Meanwhile, Souvd’s ex-girlfriend Ntzumi launches into undercover investigation.
Dasha Golova
Tarou Yamada
Annamaria Merkel
Sumera Itou
Mark Prendergast
Luis Monteiro
Bella Spark
Misa Skalskis
Natalia Jordanova
Edie Tseng
Elif Özbay
Yuki Kawakami
Nick Shamlou