The Posthuman Hospital (포스트휴먼 병동)
USA, South Korea / 2023 / Color / Sound / 6m 54s / Digital
The Posthuman Hospital is an experimental animation project inspired by Donna Haraway's "Cyborg Manifesto." The film explores the uncertainty of the boundary between non-human and human in the relationship between technological advancements and the human body. The director utilizes various digital techniques such as 3D scanning everyday objects and overlaying super 8mm film scans onto 3D images to create a unique visual experience. Through these experimental images, the film presents the medical records of various posthuman patients in an imaginary hospital, questioning the relationship between humans and technological objects beyond Cartesian dualism.
Film | Junha Kim
Music | Squash&Biscuit
This Film has been made with the support of the:
- Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation, Korea
- CalArts Student Union
Distributed by:
씨앗 (AniSEED)
Selected Screenings / Awards:
Animafest Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Student Competition, 2024
Hiroshima Animation Season, Hiroshima, Japan
Official Competition: the Pan-Pacific and Asia Youth Competition, 2024
Currents New Media, Santa Fe, USA
Selected Artwork, 2024
Filmifest Dresden, Dresden, Germany
International Competition, 2024
Kaboom Animation Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Official Selection, 2024
Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Official Selection, 2024
Leiden Shorts, Leiden, Netherlands
Official Selection, 2024
Rooftop FIlms, NY, USA
Official Selection: Summer Series, 2024
Student Academy Awards, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, LA, USA
Finalist, 2023
Ars Electronica 2023 - Animation Festival, Linz, Austria
Curated Screening: Bodies, Data, Space, 2023
Indie Ani Theater with Animation Awards, Seoul, South Korea
Winner - Artwork Awards, 2023
Seoul Indie Ani-Fest, Seoul, South Korea
Official Selection, 2023
New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana
Official Selection, 2023
Interfilm Berlin (International Short Film Festival Berlin), Berlin, Germany
Official Competition: eject _XXXVI - The Long Night of Weird Shorts, 2023
Cutout Fest - International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Mexico
Official Selection, 2023
Mimesis, Group Show
Millepiani, Rome, Italy, Jun 5-15, 2023