TechnoCalyps
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| director = Frank Theys
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| writer = Frank Theys
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| narrator = Jay McMahon
| music = Francisco López
| cinematography = {{unbulleted list|Phyllis Digneffe|Rian Koopman|Chris Renson}}
| editing = {{unbulleted list|Hans Meijer|Frank Theys}}
| studio = Votnik
| distributor = GoDigital Media Group
| released = {{film date|2006|5||Belgium}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = Belgium
| language = English
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TechnoCalyps is a 2006 Belgian transhumanism documentary film written and directed by Frank Theys. It explores the advance of technology.{{cite news|last1=Man|first1=Blue|title="TechnoCalyps" : en route vers l'apocalypse du transhumanisme|url=http://www.agoravox.tv/tribune-libre/article/technocalyps-en-route-vers-l-43383|accessdate=October 20, 2015|language=French|publisher=Agoravox|date=February 10, 2014}}
Documentary precept
Set as a three-part documentary, TechnoCalyps posits that genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, bionics, and nanotechnology seem to be converging towards a goal of having mankind transcend human limits. "Director conducts his inquiry into the scientific, ethical and metaphysical dimensions of technological development. The film includes interviews by top experts and thinkers on the subject worldwide".{{cite news|last1=staff|title=TECHNOPALYPS, PART 1"—A Film by Frank Theys|url=http://poststar.com/lifestyles/go/calendar/go-calendar/article_86371f26-c240-5f80-b80a-1b5c617b40cb.html|accessdate=October 20, 2015|publisher=The Post-Star|date=October 15, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Riveroll|first1=Juan Patricio|title=Contrapunto: El sueño de la inmortalidad|url=http://pijamasurf.com/2013/12/contrapunto-el-sueno-de-la-inmortalidad/|accessdate=October 20, 2015|language=Spanish|publisher=Pijama Surf|date=April 12, 2013}}
Cast
Jay McMahon narrated the documentary that has following interviewees:
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- Ian Buruma
- Jean-Jacques Cassiman
- L. Stephen Coles
- Sadaputa Dasa
- Hugo De Garis
- Aubrey de Grey
- Theodore John Kaczynski
- Raymond Kurzweil
- Jeffrey Lichtman
- Ralph C. Merkle
- Marvin Minsky
- Hans Moravec
- Max More
- David F. Noble
- Mark Pesce
- Joe Rosen
- Kirkpatrick Sale
- Anders Sandberg
- Richard Seed
- Bruce Sterling
- Gregory Stock
- Mark W. Tilden
- Frank Tipler
- Margaret Wertheim
- Robert J. White
- Robert Anton Wilson
- Terence McKenna
- Rael
- Osman Bakar
- Michel Baudry
- Ted Berger
- Yang Dan
- Thomas B. DeMarse
- Anne Foerst
- Erin D. Green
- Mark Humayun
- Hamada Kazuyuki
- Carlo Montemagno
- Natasha Vita-More
- Jim Yount
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Reception
H+ Magazine wrote that the film focuses "on the various emerging technologies that Transhumanism has coalesced around and feature illuminating (or potentially terrifying) interviews with scientists working in these fields",{{cite news|last1=Jeffery|first1=Scott|title=Producing and Consuming the Posthuman Body in Superhero Narratives|url=http://hplusmagazine.com/2013/01/26/producing-and-consuming-the-posthuman-body-in-superhero-narratives/|accessdate=October 20, 2015|publisher=H+ Magazine|date=January 26, 2013}} and Crónicas de Esperantia wrote that the film was an excellent documentary that shares some future keys.{{cite news|last1=Saavedra|first1=Francisco José|title=Technocalyps: el perfeccionamiento humano, un excelente documental que nos muestra algunas claves del futuro de todos nosotros|url=http://www.esperantia.com/2013/03/technocalyps-el-perfeccionamiento.html|accessdate=October 20, 2015|language=Spanish|publisher=Crónicas de Esperantia|date=March 7, 2013}} Christopher Webster of Quiet Earth reviewed the documentary and wrote that it "is a really smart look at humanity's quest for immortality through science" and how with its focus on hard science "gets into how this quest effects art and culture and how the whole mess intersects to form the very fabric of who we are."{{cite news|last1=Webster|first1=Christopher|title=Scientists strive for immortality in Frank Theys' upcoming THE WILL TO VIRTUALITY|url=http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2009/10/06/Scientists-strive-for-immortality-in-Frank-Theys-upcoming-THE-WILL-TO-VIRTUALITY|accessdate=October 20, 2015|publisher=Quiet Earth|date=October 6, 2009}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0899298}}
- {{official website|http://www.technocalyps.com/}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MXQSbjBL7Q TechnoCalyps: Part I. TransHuman]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1n0QSnWyAA TechnoCalyps: Part II. Preparing for the Singularity]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvWuF_KXuDk TechnoCalyps: Part III. The Digital Messiah]
Category:Futurology documentaries