ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES

73 min

WORLD PREMIERE | Abigail Child has been at the vanguard of experimental media since the 1980s. In her latest project, she offers viewers an eerie and exciting look into the present and future of artificial intelligence through the perspectives of robotics scientists, entrepreneurs, and a Black lesbian robot named BINA48. Exploring AI’s design, potential medical applications, and exploitation in the arena of sexual fantasies, Child’s thought-provoking film considers the emerging technology’s ethical and emotional implications, presenting a speculative not-too-distant future grounded in sci-fi.

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Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director/Producer/Camera/Co-editor Abigail Child,

Director: Abigail Child, Abigail Child

Producer: Abigail Child, Jennifer Burton, Abigail Child, Jennifer Burton

Writer: Abigail Child, Abigail Child

Cinematographer: Abigail Child, Marsha Kahm, Leah Anova, Robert Withers, Abigail Child, Marsha Kahm, Leah Anova, Robert Withers

Editor: Abigail Child, Mary Patierno, Abigail Child, Mary Patierno

Music: Hirokazu Kiraishi, Hirokazu Kiraishi

Language: English, Japanese, English, Japanese

Country: USA, USA

Year: 2020

Publicist: Ryan Bruce Levey, Ryan Bruce Levey

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International

LGBTQIA+

Science & Technology

Sex & Relationships

Women Directors

World Premiere

ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES

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