From botox to bionic limbs, the human body is more “upgradeable” than ever. But how much of it can we alter and still be human? What do we gain or lose in the process? Award-winning documentary, Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement, explores the social impact of human biotechnologies. Haunting and humorous, poignant and political, Fixed rethinks “disability” and “normalcy” by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever.
* Winner of 3 festival awards: “Best of the Festival” at the Superfest International Disability Film Festival, “Harris Jury Prize for Best Film” at the ReelAbilities Film Festival and “Best Feature Documentary” at the Picture This…International Disability Film Festival.
* Winner of “Top 10 DVDs of the year” by School Library Journal
* Awarded 3 1/2 stars by Video Librarian
* Highly successful American Public Television broadcast run on PBS stations around the country, with over 4,000 telecasts between 2015-2018, reaching 94% of the country, making the film available to over 255 million viewers!
Awarded “Top 10 DVD of the Year” The thoughtful and probing Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement(New Day Films; Gr 9 Up) challenges viewers’ ideas of what it means to be physically fit, as well as what it means to be human, by tackling [...]