BRUTE FORCE

Synopsis
»Brute Force« explores how our knowledge-making practices affect the world. Drawing on quantum theory and geology, the film exposes the inherent omissions, distortions, and ecological impacts of data extraction. Through mapping, measuring, and computing, we transform, shape, and assert control over the very territories we seek to capture. Yet much like our data centers, the land itself keeps a geological record of its own transformation, sedimenting the material traces of our technological residues.