CTRL+R to Re-flesh

This is a funeral. A speculative auto-ethnographic ritual, where a cyberwitch reflects on her entanglement with digital technology, mourns the implications of this enmeshment and lastly rejects the techno-consumptive view of society through self-destruction. CTRL+R to Re-flesh takes you through a story starting from birth and ending at death, as an individual undergoes a realisation that humans have already been made cyborgian by the exploitative longing to transcend corporeality. The work is a journey through birth and affection, evolution and growth, helplessness and despair. It explores the affective and emotional relationship between a human and digital technology and acts as a cry to see technology as flesh.

  • Nella Anna Piątek
    Director
  • Nella Anna Piątek
    Writer
  • Nella Anna Piątek
    Producer
  • Nella Anna Piątek
    Key Cast
    "the cyberwitch"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Experimental, Screen-play, Speculative, Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 6, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of the Arts London
  • Live Show
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 10, 2022
Director Biography - Nella Anna Piątek

Nella Piatek is a designer, researcher and cyberwitch studying systems of human interaction, anthropological futures and socio-technical imaginaries. Her work intends to rethink how we interact with technology, space, and beings to explore ways human values can be translated into tangible experiences. Her focus lies in creating poetic, introspective and ritualistic work, which touches upon the themes of faith, impermanence, and the infinite search for a sense of self.

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