Big Pharma
The CEO of a major pharmaceutical company is being threatened. After a failed assassination attempt, the guilt seems clear: the perpetrator was incited by an online channel spreading conspiracy theories about the company. In a fit of rage, the CEO decides to visit the creators of the online channel at their homes. A confrontation ensues filled with incomprehension, old grievances, and revenge.
A small group of pharmaceutical companies has a major influence on our healthcare and, consequently, our daily lives. Their medicines save lives, but also generate enormous profits for the entrepreneurs and shareholders. How unfair is that system? Conspiracy theorists view Big Pharma as part of a larger problem: our world is ruled by powerful, invisible forces. What happens when representatives from these worlds meet?
A world full of conspiracies: With Big Pharma, director Eric de Vroedt creates a performance about distrust and power: “If you delve into the world of conspiracy theories, you end up in a dark hall of mirrors where nothing is what it seems. The facts of conspiracy theorists are usually incorrect, but their instincts sometimes are – although they are often paranoid. Conspiracy theorists expose how we, more often than we want to admit, are insufficiently critical of the systems around us.”
