"Need your faith in indie films restored?
Look no further than Mnemophrenia.
Compelling. Smart. Integrated. Great story.
It bodes well for director Eirini Konstantinidou.
She’s someone to watch."
Garen Daly, Director, Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
OVERALL STORY
Three generations of a family are affected in different ways by mnemophrenia, a psychosis caused by advanced Virtual Reality (VR) films that blends real and artificial memories
Part 1: THE BEGINNING (near future)
Part 2: TOTAL CINEMA (mid future)
Part 3: HOMO MNEMONICUS (far future)
Part 1: THE BEGINNING
(near future)
A new psychosis is arising from the use of advanced Virtual Reality (VR) films, specifically the Memory Palaces brand. Experts call it ‘mnemophrenia’ – the inability to distinguish real and artificial memories.
In the near future, JEANETTE is making a documentary to raise awareness about the new condition, having discovered her first love Douglas was a fake memory from a VR film series.
Part 2: TOTAL CINEMA
(mid future)
A significant percentage of the population is now mnemophrenic. Attitudes are in flux. Is it an adverse condition to be cured, or a new mental toolset in an evolving culture?
Jeanette’s grandson NICHOLAS – one of the first humans born mnemophrenic – is developing the next generation of the technology, which he believes can be used for good; but he is caught between his own ideals, his funders’ corporate agenda, and an underground group advocating an all-mnemophrenic society.
Part 3: HOMO MNEMONICUS
(far future)
By the time of Nicholas's granddaughter ROBYIN, the whole world is mnemophrenic. She is leading research into shared consciousness through mnemophrenia using brain-implanted chips. When she discovers she has a rare blood disease, she sees a rare opportunity to explore her mortality for the benefit of humankind, shepherding it towards its next evolutionary step.