INFINITE SUMMER
In filmmaker Miguel Llansó‘s Fantasia 2024 film INFINITE SUMMER, Mia wants to enjoy the last few weeks before moving into higher education. When her close friend decides she’d rather hang out with people closer to her age, Mia dabbles a newfangled mindfulness app that goes awry. Too much of a good thing is never really true.
Mindfulness has been a buzzword for a good number of years now. Some progressive schools are including moments in their curriculum with yoga breaks. Research shows that kids are responding positively to those changes. As for young adults, the word has taken on another meaning, with technology being Pavlov’s Dog since they were born. 
The pacing is inconsistent. The wildly sophisticated sci-fi scenes do not match the dragging dialogue. While all the storylines are connected, some characters feel superfluous, thus lacking genuine emotional connection. I could not marry the ups and downs. In the end, the film is visually spectacular but narratively messy. I found myself simultaneously lacking focus but entirely entranced by the special effects. Egert Kanep deserves all the credit for intrigue. While the runtime is only an hour and thirty minutes, it feels much longer. INFINITE SUMMER might be a film best viewed a little high.
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DIRECTOR
Miguel Llansó
PRODUCER
Tõnu Hiielaid, Miguel Llansó, Rain Rannu, Jon Read, Allison Rose Carter
WRITER
Miguel Llansó
CAST
Ciaron Davies, Hannah Gross, Teele Kaljuvee-O’Brock, Johanna Rosin
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Israel Seoane
SOUND DESIGNER
Quino Piñero
COMPOSER
Laurie Spiegel
EDITOR
Velasco Broca
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Egert Kanep
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Anita Kremm, Liisamari Viik
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