The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
© Derek Jarman Lab
Synopsis
What if every thought was a movement, and every movement a thought? What is intelligence and when is it artificial? Can robots dance? Can they help our children learn how to be? How are we learning, and do we ever stop? What are the values and skills that we pass on as societies through games, crafts, stories and cinema?
Connecting scenes of pedagogy, work and play in four global sites, THE HEXAGONAL HIVE AND A MOUSE IN A MAZE invites viewers to consider the mechanics of learning. We search in the cabinets of a supercomputer, in the curve of a chalked letter, in the weaving of a basket. We jump down the rabbit hole and seek counsel from researchers and public intellectuals.
Curiosity and the affordances of the essay form send us grazing, observing, and thinking through film with an open heart. We wonder afresh what the human spirit might yet dream up as new and improved programming for our species.
Official selection Sheffield DocFest 2024 International Competition - World premiere
https://hexagonalhive.com/
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 93 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
- Tilda Swinton, Bartek Dziadosz
- Producer
- Lily Ford, Vijay Vaidyanathan
- Executive Producer
- Colin MacCabe, Adam Bartos, Karen Wells, Ahsan Akbar
- Editor
- Bartek Dziadosz
- Screenwriter
- Tilda Swinton, Bartek Dziadosz, Lily Ford
- Director of Photography
- Bartek Dziadosz
- Music
- Simon Fisher Turner
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 29th July 2024
