| The Human Surge 3 | |
|---|---|
| Spanish | El auge del humano 3 |
| Directed by | Eduardo Williams |
| Written by | Eduardo Williams |
| Edited by | Eduardo Williams |
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| Running time | 121 minutes |
The Human Surge 3 (Spanish: El auge del humano 3) is a 2023 experimental film written and directed by Argentine filmmaker Eduardo Williams. It is a loose sequel to his 2016 film The Human Surge.
Production
Filming for The Human Surge 3 took place in multiple countries, particularly in Sri Lanka, Peru, and Taiwan. The film has a cast of nonprofessional actors, many of whom are LGBTI people. They were cast from residents close to the shooting locations except in Sri Lanka, where a more widespread search was needed to recruit LGBTI performers.
After The Human Surge, Williams had made the 2019 short film Parsi, which was shot on a GoPro 360 and edited with a virtual reality headset. The Human Surge 3 was shot on an Insta360 Titan, a 360° spherical camera.
Release
The Human Surge 3 premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.60/10. For Variety magazine, J. Kim Murphy wrote that although the film "provides itself the space to wander and arrive at new insights, the detachment can sometimes come across as a restraint that betrays an overall adventurous spirit." Slant Magazine reviewer David Robb described it as "a bold deconstruction of the cinema image, an ayahuasca-inflected study of globalization, and a mind-numbing work of video art juiced up with haphazard technical gimmickry". In a review for Filmmaker magazine, Vadim Rizov remarked that the film was "Williams's first film recapitulating prior work rather than discovering new modes, but to be fair, Surge 3 is unsurprising primarily in relation to his own self-created universe."
References
- ^ Cronk, Jordan (September 29, 2023). "Interview: Eduardo Williams on The Human Surge 3". Film Comment. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- Young, Neil (September 7, 2023). "'The Human Surge 3': Toronto Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- "The Human Surge 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- Murphy, J. Kim (September 22, 2023). "'The Human Surge 3' Review: An Experimental Odyssey That Bends the World With a 360-Degree Camera". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- Robb, David (September 27, 2023). "The Human Surge 3 Review: A Globetrotting Look at the Joys and Tedium of the Digital Age". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- Rizov, Vadim (August 23, 2023). "Locarno 2023: Circles of Reference". Filmmaker. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
