Origin of the Species (movie)
- User score: 6
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Abigail Child
- Production companies: Childworks
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 11/11/2020
- Run time: 73 min.
Movie description
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.
