Synopsis
In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in Cannes, director Lubna Playoust asks Wim Wenders himself and a new generation of filmmakers (James Gray, Rebecca Zlotowski, Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, Nadav Lapid, Asghar Farhadi, Alice Rohrwacher and more) the same question: “is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?”
Room 999 (2023) is a 1h 26min documentary feature film by Lubna Playoust. In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666.
Facts
Setting
Cannes
Production
MK2
Stills
Festival History
- Jeonju International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 generic
- Ghent Film Festival 2023 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 2023 generic
