Inhuman Screens Panel 2021

An experimental feature documentary that explores current realities of android development with a focus on human/machine relations, gender & the ethical implications of this research. The film records cutting edge laboratories in Japan & the USA where scientists attempt to make robots move, speak & look human. These scientists & their discoveries are contextualized with cinematic & pop culture references, to underline the mythic, comic & uncanny aspects of our aspirations.

Source: https://www.maniff.com/origin-of-the-species

Abigail Child, Katina Michael, John Tonkin, 24 September 2021, “Digital Post(Humanities)”, in Aleksander Wansbrough (conf organiser), 4th Inhuman Screens Academic Conference in the Sydney Underground Film Festival, https://suff.com.au/inhuman-screens.html