War and Games (2016)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Karin Jurschick

Synopsis

What do Dietrich Oepke, former GDR model plane champion, Dave Anthony, developer of “Call of Duty” and James Gimzewski, Professor of Nanoarchitecture have in common? They are all players. Concrete or virtual, with quadcopters, futuristic weapons or experiments with an artificial brain, they play with human and technical possibilities. How real are their visions of the future? What do they have in common with developers of unmanned war machines and drone pilots? A cinematic journey.

Actors

Crews

Karin Jurschick
Karin Jurschick
Director
Karin Jurschick
Karin Jurschick
Writer
Johann Feindt
Johann Feindt
Director of Photography
Ziv Biton
Ziv Biton
Camera Operator
Steffen Hammerich
Steffen Hammerich
Camera Operator
Ursula Köstercke
Ursula Köstercke
Sound
Rafael Tyblewski
Rafael Tyblewski
Sound
Marc Schubert
Marc Schubert
Editor
Monika Mack
Monika Mack
Producer
Rolf Bremenkamp
Rolf Bremenkamp
Producer
Birgit Schulz
Birgit Schulz
Executive Producer

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