The Genius (1993) — AI Story Visualization

The Genius (1993) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

Identity, rebellion, and cultural oppression in a dystopian art world

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Scientific Awakening

Art World Rebellion

Identity Crisis

Violent Crusade

A ramshackle underground SF satire set and shot in the self-absorbed art world of lower Manhattan, written, produced, and directed by Joe Gibbons, who also plays one of the lead parts. Gibbons plays a mad scientist who's developed a technique for transferring personalities from one person's body to another; he becomes obsessed with an outlaw artist (played by performance artist Karen Finley) who destroys paintings in various galleries as a form of anarchist, anticapitalist protest.

Directed by

Emily Breer, Joe Gibbons

Key Cast

Rating: 7/10 (2 votes)