Somewhere between the cinematic purists and studio-based technophiles, there is a flock of low-budget independent filmmakers who are experimenting with an eclectic arsenal of devices with which to render their personal visions. Athina Tsangari, a native of Athens, is one such maker, who works with superimposed images, numbers and words, video, looped soundtracks, and animation to create a new language of cinema. Her film revolves around the young and attractive Petra (Martinez), whom we follow as she travels the world—with a rocking chair strapped to her back—in search of experiences to record for the mysterious “Global Nomad Project.” A film about personal identity, the dissolution of borders, and the place of the individual in the modern world, Tsangari’s first feature is an ambitious salute to genres as varied as the spy-thriller and slapstick comedy.