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Origin of the Species (2020)
Directed by Abigail Child
“Is a new era dawning for robotics?”
Documentary · 1h 13m
Origin of the Species is an experimental documentary that explores the current climate of android development with a focus on human/machine relations, gender and the ethical implications of this research. The film provides an insider look into cutting edge laboratories in Japan and the USA where scientists attempt to make robots move, speak and look human. These scientists and their discoveries are contextualized with cinematic and pop culture references, to underline the mythic, comic and uncanny aspects of our aspiration to create machines that are eerily similar to ourselves.
Crew
- Director
- Abigail Child
Details
- Release date
- 2020-11-11
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Childworks