RAPTURE

RAPTURE is an experimental short film exploring the budding realm of psychedelic capitalism. It takes the form of one of the psychedelic community’s favorite mediums — a podcast. In a wellness-inspired office, the CEO of the fictional psychedelic startup TranscendX is being interviewed by a Kate, the host of the fictional podcast “Mystical Misadventures”. TranscendX’s three branches represent archetypes active in the field: a psychedelic church, an ultra-luxury psychedelic retreat, and AI driven lab looking for novel chemicals. Throughout the film, reality pulls in and out from lucidity to trippy AI visions of real world scenarios from the psychedelic marketplace, questioning many of the ethical and cultural implications of the "psychedelic renaissance". RAPTURE is informed by the artist's on-site research at the world's largest psychedelic conference, Psychedelic Science 2023, as well as years within the field. By blending film and AI animation techniques, RAPTURE captures a hallucinogenic landscape and its unlikely intersection with corporate agendas.

  • Andrea Khôra
    Director
  • Andrea Khôra
    Writer
  • Andrea Khôra
    Producer
  • King Lexie
    Key Cast
    "Kate"
  • Tom Cray
    Key Cast
    "Ethan"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Art Film, Psychedelic, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 7, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:0
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Goldsmiths, University of London
  • KW Institute of Art's Exhibition Poetics of Encryption
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 15, 2024
    German Premier
  • Hellerau HYBRID Biennale
    Dresden
    Germany
    October 26, 2024
  • Kunsthall Charlottenborg
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    September 28, 2024
Distribution Information
  • None
Director Biography - Andrea Khôra

Andrea Khôra is an artist based in London. Her work centers around the malleability of reality. Khôra's practice-led Ph.D. project at Goldsmiths, University of London investigates the intersection of psychedelics and institutions through artist's film and writing. She seeks to explore the implications of these interactions and provide insight into these complex relationships — focusing on psychedelics intersections with capitalism, western medical systems, and the military-industrial complex.


Her works has been commissioned and exhibited by a number of organizations including: KW Berlin, Germany; Blessed Foundation, London; CIRCA Class of 2022; Kunsthal Charlottenborg Copenhagen, Denmark; The Science Museum, London; Espacio El Dorado, Bogatá, Colombia; Arebyte, London; and more.

She has been previously based in Seattle, WA, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, and Florence, Italy. 


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