Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging,an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and our selves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.
Unfortunately the movie Synthetic Pleasures is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Iara Lee | Director |
| Production | George Gund | Producer |
| Editing | Andreas Troeger | Editor |
| Editing | Stacia Thompson | Editor |
| Camera | Marcus Hahn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kramer Morgenthau | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Binbun Furusawa | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Weiner | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Jennifer Weiner | Music Coordinator |
| Production | Kiyo Jod | Production Manager |
| Production | Andrew Hall | Production Manager |
| Production | Brian David Cange | Production Manager |
| Production | Antek Walczak | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Virginia Huntley | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anthony Gregman | Production Consultant |
| Production | Jim Stark | Production Consultant |
| Crew | Margarita Ochoa | Production Office Assistant |
| Camera | Sarah Cawley | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Nick Hoffman | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Ethan Mass | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Walter McGrady | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Axel Baumann | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tadashi Endo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Featherstone | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David Flanagan | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Masato Kaneko | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Hilary Morgan | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nick Rivera | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stephanie Ryan | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tim Whittall | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrew Yarmen | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Joey Bacharka | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Tom Penketh | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Eric Neason | Gaffer |
| Sound | Antonio L. Arroyo | Sound |
| Sound | Matthew Sigal | Sound |
| Sound | Yoshiteru Takahashi | Sound |
| Sound | Rick Bradley | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Bill Cozy | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Daniel Macintosh | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jacob Ribicoff | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Peter Steinbach | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Ethan Mass | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Stephanie Ryan | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Marcus Hahn | Additional Camera |
| Production | Lisa Davis | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jordan Hoffman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tim Morrison | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ruth Sakheim | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chris Teetens | Production Assistant |
| Production | George Gund IV | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Sabine Krayenbühl | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Roger Schulte | Additional Editor |
| Editing | David Abbott | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Brian Dentz | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Noriko Harim | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Yuko Koseki | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ricardo Linguitte | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ines Nedelcovic | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | James E. 'Eddie' Nichols Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Neal Rehia | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Amanda Vogel | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jim McKee | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Rona Michele | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Alex Stahl | Music Editor |
| Sound | Marie Regan | Sound Post Supervisor |
| Sound | Bill Kinder | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Roy Waldspurger | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Rob Bonz | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Music Editor |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Dan Sperry | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | John Yang | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Adam Goldstein | Music Consultant |
| Crew | Adam Goldstein | Sound Design Assistant |
| Sound | Taylor Deupree | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Miguel Fierro | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Tom Efinger | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Willy Robinson | Sound Editor |
| Writing | John Kelsey | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Alan Brech | Script Consultant |
| Crew | Gene Na | Scientific Consultant |
| Crew | Joseph Liad | Scientific Consultant |
| Production | Ty K | Researcher |
| Production | David Cashion | Research Assistant |
| Crew | Andreas Troeger | Film Processor |
| Art | Taylor Deupree | Graphic Designer |
| Editing | Noëlle Penraat | Negative Cutter |
