This computer-graphic film summons up a post-human consciousness: the awakening of a robot who, in 2065, wants to become the first Sino-futurist artificial artist. As the geopolitical axis tilts further to the East, Lek alights on a long-standing tension between the place of the human and the role of the machine. Commissioned for the Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017.
Also in this combined programme
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The Night in All Things
The light bulb had already confused our biorhythms. Surrounded by luminous screens even in the bedroom, the threshold between night and day, dream and -
L’envol
On the cusp of total abstraction, Bokanowski invokes an imaginary journey. An enticing visual trip that makes any questions about its destination redu
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 48'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
