20 Best Indie Movies Of 2016

Director, screenwriter and actor Benjamin Dickinson’s second feature film might revolve around a group of self-indulgent Brooklyn hipsters, but don’t let that put you off: it’s a wryly funny sci-fi satire that never fails to poke fun at its subject matter.

Set in a not-too-distant future the film follows Williamsburg ad exec David (also played by Dickinson) as he lands a dream account coming up with a marketing campaign, spearheaded by actor-comedian Reggie Watts playing an exaggerated version of himself, for a pair of augmented reality glasses. Dissatisfied in his relationship with his yogi girlfriend, David starts to use the glasses to conduct a virtual affair with an avatar of his crush, out of work fashion designer Sophie, who just so happens to be the girlfriend of his philandering photographer best friend Wim.

Beautifully shot in black and white, apart from some strategic uses of colour when David indulges in his augmented reality, it’s a stylish movie with some thought-provoking stuff to say about out increasingly intimate relationship with technology.