Project Detail

Spectre: A Detour Into Dataism

Synopsis

Named after the online persona of Dr. Aleksandr Kogan, the data scientist that sold 87 million Facebook profiles to Cambridge Analytica, SPECTRE is an immersive installation that detournes many of the technologies and methods used by the Digital Influence Industry to influence people’s behaviours and decision making both online and in the voting booth. The installation is micro-curated by algorithms and powered by visitor’s personal data.
SPECTRE creates space for viewers to explore and interrogate the deeper ethical and moral implications that exist concerning the interconnected logics of Dataism, Psychopolitics and Surveillance Capitalism.
The SPECTRE short film is the world's first non-fiction documentary short to embed deep fake technologies as part of narrative story telling.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 min 32 sec
Format
mp4
Director
Barnaby Francis (Artist Name - Bill Posters)
Producer
Barnaby Francis
Co-Producer
Daniel Howe
Editor
2edsbetterthan1
Screenwriter
Barnaby Francis
Composer
Mixhell
Art Direction
Bill Posters

Production Status

Production Company

Big Dada Limited

Apartment 13, Mayfield Mansion
Alexandra Road South
Manchester
M16 8EZ

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

What You Remember What You Remember

Director: Pauline Blanchet

Year: 2028

How do we remember the past when our history has been faked? One man’s idea to rebuild a capital on the foundations of an unfinished city erased a collective memory, casting a dark shadow over Skopje's future identity.

Actor Maxine Peake being interviewed Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry?

Director: Mark Forbes

Year: 2025

Filmmaker Mark Forbes exams classism that has plagued the UK film and TV industry for decades, and through the lens of individuals from working-class backgrounds as we observe the challenges they encounter when attempting to enter the field. Official Selection Galway 37th Film Fleadh 2025 - World premiere

A man in formal dark clothing and a hat standing beside a black vehicle at night, raising his hand toward the camera on a busy city street lined with lit shop signs. 6Till6

Director: Burnermunde

Year: 2024

Two guys on a journey to keep the cameras rolling for 24 hours in East London with no plans of what, or who, they will capture. What ensues is a film that is immediately caught in the tension of contradictions, the cities dizzying highs and bottomless lows immediately visible under the same microscope slide. Displaying London’s unique brand of unbridled chaos, alongside the soul-crushing melancholy of the city, in a haunting, deeply affecting, and hilarious way.