The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
Editing
Glitchy archival collage that Paik himself would cosign.
Score
Ryuichi Sakamoto's final recorded work — haunting and alive.
Direction
Amanda Kim treats chaos with the reverence it deserves.
Director
Amanda Kim
Steven Yeun
Self - Narrator (voice)
Nam June Paik
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Self (archive footage)
Jonas Mekas
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
John Cage
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Beuys
Self (archive footage)
George Maciunas
Self (archive footage)
Charlotte Moorman
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paik coined the term 'electronic superhighway' in 1974 — decades before the internet existed as we know it.
The film's title references Paik's 1963 work where he magnetically distorted a live TV broadcast — essentially inventing glitch art.
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