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Colourblind artist Neil Harbisson is the world’s first formally-recognised cyborg. He has an antenna implanted in his head that allows him to hear colour. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself.
Artist Neil Harbisson wants to convince the world that technological enhancement of our senses is a force for good. Born only being able to see in black and white, Neil yearned from a young age to experience how others feel the emotive power of colour. When he was 21 he had an ‘eyeborg’ antenna, that translates colour waves into sound frequencies, permanently implanted in his skull.
Together with childhood friend, choreographer and cyborg collaborator, Moon Ribas, Neil went on to establish the Cyborg Foundation and the Transpecies Society. These aim to promote the creation of new technological senses, give a voice to non-human identities and defend the freedom of self-design. In Cyborg: A Documentary, Neil and Moon confront their detractors head on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind. The number of humans becoming ‘cyborgs’ is growing year on year and our species is on the verge of being able to design and re-design itself at will. As Neil says "This is happening!” But is the world ready to listen?
About
Colourblind artist Neil Harbisson is the world’s first formally-recognised cyborg. He has an antenna implanted in his head that allows him to hear colour. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself.
Artist Neil Harbisson wants to convince the world that technological enhancement of our senses is a force for good. Born only being able to see in black and white, Neil yearned from a young age to experience how others feel the emotive power of colour. When he was 21 he had an ‘eyeborg’ antenna, that translates colour waves into sound frequencies, permanently implanted in his skull.
Together with childhood friend, choreographer and cyborg collaborator, Moon Ribas, Neil went on to establish the Cyborg Foundation and the Transpecies Society. These aim to promote the creation of new technological senses, give a voice to non-human identities and defend the freedom of self-design. In Cyborg: A Documentary, Neil and Moon confront their detractors head on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind. The number of humans becoming ‘cyborgs’ is growing year on year and our species is on the verge of being able to design and re-design itself at will. As Neil says "This is happening!” But is the world ready to listen?
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Film Team
Director & Producer
Carey Born
Archive Producer
Jacqui Edwards
Production Services Spain
Popular Pictures
Executive Producer
Darren Heath
Sound Editor
Tristan Powell
Post Production Services
Molinare
Director of Photography
Matthew Akers
Additional Camera
Hector Adalid
Johan Björklund
Carey Born
Phil Chavannes
Bryan Donnell
Theis Mølstrøm Christensen
Dan Schist
Sales Agent
Sideways Film
Editor
Dave Briggs
Sound Recordists
Theresa Radka
Eddie O'Connor
Distributor
Tull Stories
Director & Producer
Carey Born
Executive Producer
Darren Heath
Director of Photography
Matthew Akers
Editor
Dave Briggs
Archive Producer
Jacqui Edwards
Sound Editor
Tristan Powell
Additional Camera
Hector Adalid
Johan Björklund
Carey Born
Phil Chavannes
Bryan Donnell
Theis Mølstrøm Christensen
Dan Schist
Sound Recordists
Theresa Radka
Eddie O'Connor
Production Services Spain
Popular Pictures
Post Production Services
Molinare
Sales Agent
Sideways Film
Distributor
Tull Stories
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