Are we prepared for dealing with the prospect that humanity is not the end of evolution? Technocalyps is an intriguing three-part documentary on the notion of transhumanism by Belgian visual artist and filmmaker Frank Theys. The latest findings in genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, bionics and nanotechnology appear in the media every day, but with no analysis of their common aim: that of exceeding human limitations. The director conducts his enquiry into the scientific, ethical and metaphysical dimensions of technological development.
Direction
Frank Theys blends art and science with unsettling precision
Writing
Terence McKenna's rants hit different here
Production
2006 footage that aged terrifyingly well
Director
Frank Theys
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2006, this predates Black Mirror and mainstream 'AI anxiety' by nearly a decade—Theys was screaming into a void that hadn't started listening yet.
Terence McKenna died in 2000, so his 'interviews' are archival footage—making his predictions about 2012 and beyond feel like a ghost reading your browser history.
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