Untitled (Human Mask)

Overview

The ‘Human Mask’ film is inspired by a real situation in Japan, in which a monkey – wearing the mask of a young woman – has been trained to work as a waitress. The film opens with footage of the deserted site of Fukushima in 2011, the camera functioning as a drone scaling the wreckage. This is followed by scenes of the monkey alone in her habitat, silhouetted against the empty, dark restaurant. In this dystopian setting, an animal acts out the human condition, trapped, endlessly repeating her unconscious role.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 10, 2015

Original language

English

Director

Pierre Huyghe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4471398