Sci-Fi - Black Eyed Susan
CONTENT WARNING: This session is R-rated. It contains graphic content and examines mature themes that may be distressing to some viewers.
BLACK EYED SUSAN (Dir: Scooter McCrae; USA, 85 mins) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Desperate for work, Derek (Damian Maffei) accepts a job at a tech start-up, working on the company's innovative new project - Susan (Yvonne Emilie Thälker, in a fearless debut performance), a cutting-edge sex doll that receives and responds to punishment as an integral part of her evolving AI. Soon, Derek finds the limits of his own desires being challenged, as his relationship with Susan reveals the nature of man and woman, pleasure and pain, and life and death in a morally uncertain future world.
Official Selection - Fantasia 2024
Screens with MUSINGS OF A MECHATRONIC MISTRESS (Dir: Jasmin Hagendorfer; Austria, 24 mins) In a world where technology and humanity intertwine, Tiffany, a self-aware feminist "sex robot", embarks on an unparalleled journey of self-discovery. With every revelation, Tiffany's contemplative journey challenges our perceptions and compels us to question the boundaries of technology, desire, queerness and societal expectations.
Release Date:
21/09/2024
Running Time:
109 mins
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