SUNLIGHT: YES
New South Wales Premiere
Directed by Kenta McGrath & Joseph London | 2023 | 49 mins | Australia | UNCL 15+ | In English
Will the public have faith in the 3SDC project? Will anybody invest in it? Can it save us?
With over-population, the rigours of climate change, and constant political upheaval, the world is on an environmental knife edge, and one of our biggest issues is food insecurity.
At the forefront of new thinking and always looking for solutions is SymbioticA, the pioneering Australian bio-artists responsible for the world’s first-ever piece of meat grown in a laboratory.
This daring new company has now thrown its weight behind the Sunlight, Soil & Shit (De)Cycle (or 3SDC) project. This is a groundbreaking technological system that may be able to produce all the food we could ever hope for – and, as its name suggests, without any need for sunlight, soil or manure.
Guided by AMY – an artificial-intelligence narrator with knowledge to burn – the riveting and thought-provoking documentary Sunlight: YES contextualises bio-artist SymbioticA’s groundbreaking work whilst ruminating on art, science, innovation, and stick insects. Plus Spirits of the Hoey and filmmaking in Unreal Engine.
“Elusive, discursive, informative, beguiling, revelatory, deeply unsettling.” –– James Hewison
SCREENING WITH:
SPIRITS OF THE HOEY
Experience a sneak peek of the 360 Immersive documentary SPIRITS OF THE HOEY
This immersive prototype by Dr Gregory Ferris and Dr Liz Giuffre, brings the legendary Hopetoun Hotel back to life. Explore a meticulously recreated 3D model of the venue, browse a selection of oral histories, videos, and photographs, and discover how this iconic pub shaped Australia's music scene. This demo offers a glimpse into the full experience, currently in development with support from the Powerhouse Museum, the City of Sydney, and the University of Technology Sydney.
+ IMAGINE & ROBOROVSKI
Vizion Studios will unveil a sneak peek at Jack Manning Bancroft’s animation IMAGINE, along with a screening of Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Dev Patel’s animation Roborovski, both created using Unreal Engine.
Followed by a discussion about future filmmaking through Unreal Ungine.
