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No Maps For These Territories
On an overcast LA morning in April 1999, William Gibson, godfather of cyberpunk and author of the cult-classic novel Neuromancer, stepped into a limousine and set off on a road trip around North America. The limo was rigged with digital cameras, a computer, a television, a stereo, and a cell phone. Generated entirely by this four-wheeled media machine, No Maps for These Territories is both an account of Gibson’s life and work and a commentary on the world outside the car windows. Here, the man who coined the word ‘cyberspace’ provides a unique perspective on Western culture at the edge of the new millennium, in the throes of convulsive, tech-driven change.
No Maps had its world premiere in William Gibson’s hometown, at the Vancouver International Film Festival in October 2000. The United States premiere followed at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2001.
The film critics of the New Times LA and the Riverfront Times of St. Louis, Missouri recognized the film as the best documentary of 2001, with the latter commenting "the man proves articulate and compelling, especially when seated in the back of a car that appears to be driving across different dimensions.”
No Maps subsequently hit the independent film festival circuit, with screenings at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas (March 2001), Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles (March 2001); onedotzero at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (May 2001), the Carlton Arts Festival in São Paulo (June 2001), the Oldenburg International Film Festival in Germany (September 2001) and onedotzero Japan (November 2001).
Mark Neale bio
Mark Neale’s recent work includes Hitting the Apex (2015), co-produced with Brad Pitt, and CHARGE (2012), an award-winning feature-length documentary about the world’s first zero-emissions motorcycle races on the Isle of Man. Neale is also an acclaimed director of music videos who has worked with U2 for several years.
A UK native, Neale has lived in the USA since 1998.
Exclusive Interview with the Filmmaker
No Maps For These Territories
An Interview with Director Mark Neale
Festival producers Mac Montandon and Michael Brown sit down with filmmaker Mark Neale, the director, producer, and driver behind No Maps For These Territories, a film about legendary science fiction author William Gibson, on the 20th anniversary of this award winning documentary.
No Maps For These Territories
Event Starts Thursday, 9.17.20
Synopsis
On an overcast LA morning in April 1999, William Gibson, godfather of cyberpunk and author of the cult-classic novel Neuromancer, stepped into a limousine and set off on a road trip around North America. The limo was rigged with digital cameras, a computer, a television, a stereo, and a cell phone. Generated entirely by this four-wheeled media machine, No Maps for These Territories is both an account of Gibson’s life and work and a commentary on the world outside the car windows. Here, the man who coined the word ‘cyberspace’ provides a unique perspective on Western culture at the edge of the new millennium, in the throes of convulsive, tech-driven change.
No Maps had its world premiere in William Gibson’s hometown, at the Vancouver International Film Festival in October 2000. The United States premiere followed at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2001.
The film critics of the New Times LA and the Riverfront Times of St. Louis, Missouri recognized the film as the best documentary of 2001, with the latter commenting "the man proves articulate and compelling, especially when seated in the back of a car that appears to be driving across different dimensions.”
No Maps subsequently hit the independent film festival circuit, with screenings at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas (March 2001), Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles (March 2001); onedotzero at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (May 2001), the Carlton Arts Festival in São Paulo (June 2001), the Oldenburg International Film Festival in Germany (September 2001) and onedotzero Japan (November 2001).
Mark Neale bio
Mark Neale’s recent work includes Hitting the Apex (2015), co-produced with Brad Pitt, and CHARGE (2012), an award-winning feature-length documentary about the world’s first zero-emissions motorcycle races on the Isle of Man. Neale is also an acclaimed director of music videos who has worked with U2 for several years.
A UK native, Neale has lived in the USA since 1998.