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Tracing Utopia

Country: USA | Portugal, Language: English, 27 mins

Trans Short | 2021
  • Director: Catarina De Sousa; Nick Tyson
  • Writer: Catarina De Sousa; Nick Tyson
  • Producer: Catarina De Sousa; Nick Tyson

CGiii Comment

The film is a saddling bore...

Surprised that they were allowed to use Bowie's music...and, the above line [from Life on Mars] describes it perfectly.

Amateur graphics and adolescent idealism...there are better ways to spend 27 minutes.

Trailer...

TRACING UTOPIA_TRAILER from Catarina de Sousa on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Young queers connect in a sci-fi dream world to build a war machine of love and a virtual manifesto for the future.

Cast & Characters

The Gen Q crew