Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement (2013)

Gênero : Ficção científica, Documentário, Drama, História

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Regan Brashear

Sinopse

"Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement" questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and mind forever. Told primarily through the perspectives of five people with disabilities, a scientist, journalist, community organizer, bionics engineer and exoskeleton test pilot, FIXED takes a close look at the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies for the future of humanity.

Atores

Patricia Berne
Patricia Berne
Herself
Fernanda Castelo
Fernanda Castelo
Herself
Hugh Herr
Hugh Herr
Himself
John Hockenberry
John Hockenberry
Himself
Gregor Wolbring
Gregor Wolbring
Himself

Tripulações

Regan Brashear
Regan Brashear
Producer
Hannah Swenson
Hannah Swenson
Associate Producer
Regan Brashear
Regan Brashear
Director
Jamie LeJeune
Jamie LeJeune
Co-Producer
Jamie LeJeune
Jamie LeJeune
Director of Photography

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