07-12, 19:00–19:50 (US/Eastern), Little Theatre
A screening of Jasmin's 24-minute short documentary/sci-fi film, Musings of a Mechatronic Mistress. The film presents Tiffany, a self-aware sex robot, on her quest to discover her identity, purpose, and creator. Exploring the future of intimacy and human-robot interaction in a humorous and engaging manner, the documentary aims to initiate discussions on queerness, feminism, sex tech, sexual identity, and societal norms. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion to delve deeper into these themes. Jasmin will be joined by two of her interviewees featured in the film in a panel discussion whose theme will be "Redefining Intimacy and Human Connection in the Age of Intelligent Machines."
Jasmin Hagendorfer is based in Vienna and is an acclaimed contemporary artist, filmmaker, and curator. Through diverse mediums, she delves into sociopolitical themes and gender identity while showcasing her works internationally. As cofounder and festival director of the Porn Film Festival Vienna, she intertwines feminist and queer theories with art and erotica. Her notable contributions include a TEDx talk in Vienna about the environmental benefits of quality pornography and films like Fudliaks!, Slugfest, and Musings of a Mechatronic Mistress.
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Jason Scott is an archivist and historian of technology. He brings a unique perspective on the historical and future implications of digital archives, technology, and data of intimacy.
Johannes Grenzfurthner manipulates people to positively respond to his lies and made-up realities, and he feeds off these emotions. He is an award-winning artist, filmmaker, author, and performer. He lives and works in Vienna, Austria. He is the founder and artistic director of monochrom, an internationally acting art and theory group and film production company. His last feature-length documentaries were Traceroute (2016), Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018), and Hacking at Leaves (2024). His last features were the horror films Masking Threshold (2021) and Razzennest (2022). He is working on the horror feature Solvent (to be released in 2024). He is head of Arse Elektronika, a sex and tech festival in San Francisco, and organizer of Roboexotica, the Festival for Cocktail-Robotics in Vienna.
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