The Human Surge

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The Human Surge

2017

1h 40m

Documentary

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23 Reviews

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A rumination on labor and leisure in a digital world.

Critics Consensus

The Human Surge is bravely idiosyncratic, although its more inscrutable elements may prove distancing for some viewers.

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Ela Bittencourt

Frieze

Aug 8, 2018

Williams sympathizes with his protagonists, though his film is too fluid and keen on catching the quirkiness of everyday speech and capturing languid moods to act as agitprop.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jul 11, 2017

2/5

There are two bravura shots in The Human Surge... Otherwise, well, it's tough going.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Jul 9, 2017

4/5

Williams's bewildering, sinuous film encourages us to realise that getting lost is a destination in itself.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Jan 12, 2023

This is a wholly original work, and that’s worth more than any notion of success or failure. I’d argue it’s super pleasurable as well, but your mileage may vary; definitely check out Could See a Puma first.

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Alonso Díaz de la Vega

El Universal

May 23, 2019

William's perspective itself could be enough to stimulate the audience, but his camera and composition add an impressive cinematographic vocabulary to it. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Tara Judah

Desist Film

Jan 24, 2019

The Human Surge was difficult to engage with; the handheld camera work is shaky and unfocused, the POV ventures into naturally (read poorly) lit spaces and Williams completely refuses to construct seamless linear progression...

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Apr 29, 2018

Rather dull and pointless. The disparate stories do not hang together.

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Eduardo Williams

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Eduardo Williams

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Rodrigo Areias

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Violeta Bava

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Victoria Marotta

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Rosa Martínez Rivero

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Synopsis

A rumination on labor and leisure in a digital world.

Director: Eduardo Williams
Producer: Rodrigo Areias, Violeta Bava, Victoria Marotta, Rosa Martínez Rivero, Jerónimo Quevedo, Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter: Eduardo Williams
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: RT Features
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2019
Runtime: 1h 40m

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