Human Algorithm + Stelarc – Suspending Disbelief

Screening followed by In Conversation with festival guests, directors Sarah-Jane Woulahan and Richard Moore.

Friday 4th of July 5:00pm

HUMAN ALGORITHM
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SARAH-JANE WOULAHAN | AUSTRALIA | 2024 | 16'

When machines reflect us, what do we see?

The Human Algorithm explores how artificial intelligence is changing the way we think and behave. Created using generative AI tools, the film blends real and synthetic voices — including digitally cloned philosophers and scientists — to question what it means to be human. With a virtual avatar as narrator and a mix of classic texts and immersive sound, it reflects on the growing existential threat of AI.

STELARC - SUSPENDING DISBELIEF
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RICHARD MOORE & JOHN DOGGETT WILLIAMS | AUSTRALIA | 2025 | 72'

Where flesh meets future.

Melbourne-based Stelarc burst into prominence in the early 1970s with confronting, and outrageous public art performances. Following his mantra that ‘the body is obsolete’ he set about testing the limits of his own body in a series of death-defying stunts.

Stelarc has always fought to escape the force of gravity. A third arm, an extra ear, a cheeky prosthetic head and an ambidextrous hand all play parts in this lively biopic as Stelarc wrangles the intersection between humanity and technology.