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My Husband, the Cyborg

Synopsis

In September 2016, Susanna Cappellaro's husband told her he was going to become a cyborg. She immediately began filming his radical new path, the impact on their relationship, and her own deep dive into the world of transhumanism. Susanna's fight to maintain her altered relationship leads us to consider the wider impact of technology on the future of humanity as we know it.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 min
Director
Susanna Cappellaro 1st Feature
Producer
Dorothea Gibbs
Executive Producer
Julia Nottingham
Editor
Maya Maffioli, Susanna Scarpa
Screenwriter
Susanna Cappellaro, Claire Oakley
Composer
Sune Rose Wagner
Principal cast
Susanna Cappellaro

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Cyborg's Wife Productions

24c Montague Street
London
WC1B 5BH

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