PREVIEW: Father of the Cyborgs (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Phil Kennedy, Joel Cervantes, John Donoghue, John Horgan, Melody Moore Jackson, David Jayne, Dermot Kennedy, Paul Kennedy, Christof Koch, Alice Leahy, Mark O’Connell, Paul Powton, Eddie Ramsey, Rajesh Rao, Ian Robertson, Karen Romelfanger, Paul Root Wolpe, Rafael Yuste

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Burke (film debut), director, writer, producer; Seán Ó Cualáin (film debut), writer; Simon O’Reilly (Blood Fruit), composer; Colm Hogan (Tory Island), JJ Rolfe (Satellites & Meteorites) and Keith Pendred (film debut), cinematographers; Cara Holmes (Eat Your Children), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the late 1990s, Irish neuroscientist Dr. Phil Kennedy made headlines when he decided to implant several wire electrodes into the brain of a paralysed man, and then help him communicate using computer technology. He attracts attention again in 2014 when he decides to have tiny electrodes planted inside his own brain, in an attempt to continue his research into the link between the human mind and modern technology…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The life and work of neuroscientist Dr. Phil Kennedy are documented in this jaw-dropping film which explores his extraordinary findings, and what they mean for the future of mankind as it grows more and more reliant on technology.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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