Sonzai Zone

What are you afraid of? What are you longing for?

Sonzai Zone is a speculative fiction film on intimacy and loneliness after the normalization of ambient communication media. An unlikely encounter between Yún and Souvd takes place in a near-future where social interactions are largely based on the mediation of human presence, known as ‘Sonzai-kan’. Shifting between XR games, Immersion Arcades and spatial home displays, their insidiously orchestrated relationship escalates into extreme idealization. Meanwhile, Souvd’s ex-girlfriend Ntzumi launches into undercover investigation.

Cast

Dasha Golova

Souvd

Tarou Yamada

Yún

Annamaria Merkel

Ntzumi

Sumera Itou

Rei

Mark Prendergast

Nix

Luis Monteiro

Sword Fighter 1

Miša Skalskis

Runner

Natalia Jordanova

Ao

Edie Tseng

Souavd 2

Elif Özbay

Yún 2

Crew

Emilia Tapprest

Camera Operator

Emilia Tapprest

Editor

Victor Evink

Development Producer

Kani Marouf

Camera Operator

Walter Götsch

Costumer

Dasha Golova

Costumer

Emilia Tapprest

Director