THE CLOUD AND THE CLOCK

Claudio, a young hacker, accidentally stumbles upon a cloud data platform beyond his control and which he can’t make sense of. Discomforted, he asks his elderly professor De Grecis for help.

Professor De Grecis is a former philosophy professor of his, from his high school days. Professor De Grecis hypothesizes it may be Platonic hyper uranium and helps him reach the plain of truth, meeting notable characters along the way, including Descartes and Hegel.

At a certain point, between labyrinths and mysterious places, they meet Melania, a girl of Claudios age, also an expert hacker, who is looking for secret data on behalf of a powerful and unknown client. After initial disarray, the three start a collaboration, embarking on a virtual journey full of surprises, interspersed with philosophical passwords and punctuated by paintings by Escher, Magritte, and Raphael, a journey which leads them, between twists and secret passages, to a classical theater. In the theatre, ancient works are being performed, leading to a final scene recreating the Platonic myth of Er, with the Moiras deciding the destinies of men, playing with DNA tapes.

Along the way, Professor De Grecis reflects on an important question originating from a sentence by Karl Popper: are we clouds or clocks? Are we tied to chance, like clouds, or determined by a mechanical necessity, like clocks?
And again: is there a Higher Mind organizing order in the world, making what is virtual appear real, and vice versa?

Rosa Colonna, born in Bari (Italy), has a degree in philosophy and is a professor of Philosophy and History in high school.
She is an expert in didactics and offers philosophical guidance.