
2025
To describe the world is to create another. A disembodied narrator recounts the life and death of Pliny the Elder, author of the first encyclopedia. Excerpts from Pliny’s "Naturalis Historia," echo between past and present, real and virtual, tracing the evolution of knowledge from written encyclopedias to modern AI algorithms.
Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... (2025) is a Science Fiction, Documentary film that follows to describe the world is to create another. A disembodied narrator recounts the life and death of Pliny the Elder, author of the first encyclopedia. Excerpts from Pliny’s "Naturalis Historia," echo between past and present, real and virtual, tracing the evolution of knowledge from written encyclopedias to modern AI algorithms. Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. Fans of science fiction movies may also want to explore similar titles below.