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Catalyst: Bionic Revolution

In this Catalyst, Dr Nikki Stamp meets three remarkable Australians whose lives are about to be transformed forever – a girl about to receive her first artificial hand, a deaf woman having a bionic ear switched on and a Paralympian testing the world’s most high-tech foot system.

In Berlin, Nikki meets a man with one of the most advanced prosthetic hands in the world, and in London, a man who is using robotics to walk again.

Back in Australia, Nikki meets scientists who make her rethink our bionic future – from 3D printing of biological body parts, to moving a robotic arm with her mind and seeing a lab-grown mini-brain as advanced as that of a 10-week-old foetus.

As Nikki meets people whose lives are being transformed by the merging of biology with technology, and scientists working in bio-technology, she uncovers a world on the cusp of a bionic revolution.

  • Belinda Gibbon
    Director
  • Amy Sherden
    Producer
  • Penny Palmer
    Producer
  • Aidan Laverty
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Science
  • Runtime:
    55 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 23, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    High Definition
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    Country: Australia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Belinda Gibbon

Documentary filmmaker Belinda Gibbon is best known for her work in science, medicine and natural history programs. Her passion is for human stories – on how science can transform people’s lives and the impact individuals can make on the world around us.

With that keen interest in the transformative potential of science, producing and directing the documentary Bionic Revolution was one of the personal highlights of her career. Over the last few years, her fascination with cutting-edge science and medicine has seen Belinda take on the role of Series Producer on the ob doc series Miracle Hospital, write a number of episodes of the award-winning series The Surgery Ship and work as a script consultant on the Eureka Award-winning documentary, Can We Save the Reef?

Belinda’s production credits include factual programs for Australian broadcasters - ABC, SBS, Channel 9, Channel 7 and Foxtel's History Channel, Arts, Food and Lifestyle Channels, as well as international broadcasters including National Geographic Channel, UKTV, PBS, CBC, Discovery Science and Animal Planet.

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