Fixed : the science/fiction of human enhancement / a New Day Films ; Making Change Media production ; produced & directed by Regan Pretlow Brashear ; co-producer, Jamie LeJeune.

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"From bionic limbs and neural implants to prenatal screening, researchers around the world are hard at work developing a myriad of technologies to fix or enhance the human body. FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement takes a close look at the drive to be 'better than human' and the radical...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: New Day Films
Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Brashear, Regan Pretlow (Film producer, Film director, Film editor)
LeJeune, Jamie (Film producer, interviewee (expression))
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Subjects:
Rehabilitation technology.
People with disabilities > Rehabilitation > Technological innovations.
Biomedical engineering.
Biotechnology.
Genetic engineering.
Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
Medical innovations.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users
Local Note:
MSU: 3-year rental starting 26 Oct 2016
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (approximately 60 min.) : digital, sound, color.
Variant Title:
Science/fiction of human enhancement
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
"From bionic limbs and neural implants to prenatal screening, researchers around the world are hard at work developing a myriad of technologies to fix or enhance the human body. FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement takes a close look at the drive to be 'better than human' and the radical technological innovations that may take us there"--DVD container.
Call Number:RM950 .F593 2015 Online
Awards:Official Selection - Docutah 2013: Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival; Official Selection - UNAFF 2013: International Documentary Film Festival.
Credits:Camera, Duncan Kenworthy, Jamie LeJeune, Florencia Marchetti, Bruce Petschek ; editors, Regan Brashear, Josh Peterson ; original music by Chris Brierley.
Participant or Performer:
Commentators, John Hockenberry, Fernanda Castelo, Hugh Herr, Jamais Cascio, Rodney Brooks, Gregor Wolbring, Cressida Heyes, Patty Berne, James Hughes, Sujatha Jesudason, Marcy Darnovsky, Silvia Yee, Dominika Bednarska, Tim Hemmes.
Event Details:
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2013.
Source of Description:
Title from title frames.