CYBORG: A DOCUMENTARY
Film poster for "Cyborg: A Documentary." A silhouette of a man with a green and blue background.
CYBORG: A DOCUMENTARY
Film poster for "Cyborg: A Documentary." A silhouette of a man with a green and blue background.
Colourblind artist Neil Harbisson is the world's first formally recognised cyborg. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself

CYBORG: A DOCUMENTARY

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BEST SCIENCE FILM - Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival | HONORABLE MENTION - Brighton Rocks International Film Festival

Technological Enhancement of Humans • Ethical Boundaries of Merging Humans and Machines • Socio-economic Inequality • Societal Implications of Technology • Cyborg Rights


Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 88 minutes | Language: English & Catalan with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director & Producer: Carey Born | Executive Producer: Darren Heath | Director of Photography: Matthew Akers | Editor: Dave Briggs | Sound Editor: Tristan Powell | Archive Producer: Jacqui Edwards

Neil Harbisson wants to convince the world that technological enhancement of our senses is a force for good. From birth only able to see in black and white, Neil yearned from a young age to experience how others feel the emotive power of colour. When he was 21 he had an ‘eyeborg’ antenna permanently implanted in his skull that translates colour waves into sound frequencies.

Neil’s childhood friend, Moon Ribas, has collaborated with Neil on his journey. Moon, a dancer and choreographer, has had subcutaneous implants in her arm and foot, allowing her to perceive (as vibrations) earthquakes from all over the planet. Together they have established the Cyborg Foundation, promoting the creation of new technological senses, and the Transpecies Society, which gives voice to non-human identities and defends the freedom of self-design.

In CYBORG: A DOCUMENTARY, Neil and Moon confront their detractors head on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind. The number of humans becoming ‘cyborgs’ is growing year on year. Our species is on the verge of being able to design and re-design itself at will. As Neil says: “This is happening!” Is the world ready to listen?

Eye For Film
"Fascinating piece of work"

Darling Magazine | Tia Janowski, Film Critic
"It’s not just a documentary; it’s a visual and auditory exploration of the future of technology."

The Guardian | Peter Bradshaw, Film Critic
"Engaging, amusing"

Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI | Andrew Rogoyski, Director of Innovation
"Particularly in light of recent rapid advances in AI, the key question facing us – and underpinning Cyborg: A Documentary – is, 'just because we can, should we?'"

"Born’s film is therefore as relevant to the present as the future, exploring the challenges we face and the problems we have yet to solve in retaining our humanity."

"On watching the film, I particularly wondered whether people should be free to design their own enhancements and pursue individualism, versus our innate need to operate as a society. Social media, despite enriching many lives, has already enabled extremes in individualism and tribalism."