A National Film Board of Canada Production
Director Dominique Leclerc spent years depending on medical devices for her survival. Then, looking for alternative solutions, she entered the world of emerging technologies, where cyborgs, biohackers and transhumanists work to outsmart illness, aging—and even death.
Over time, through her conversations with them, Leclerc finds herself wavering between hope and wariness.
In Posthumans, she looks at issues like what happens if our physical and cognitive “enhancements” are driven by the tech giants, and raises critically important social, ethical and political questions.
The film’s auteur and avant-garde aesthetic is further enriched by composer Frannie Holder’s spellbinding soundtrack.
Posthumans forms part of Dominique Leclerc’s multidisciplinary exploration of these issues and themes, which she’s previously grappled with in sensitive and nuanced works for the theatre such as Post Humains and i/O.
Director Dominique Leclerc spent years depending on medical devices for her survival. Then, looking for alternative solutions, she entered the world of emerging technologies.
Posthumans follows her as she meets with cyborgs, biohackers and transhumanists who are trying to use these technologies to outsmart illness, aging—and even death. The documentary looks at pressing ethical and political questions that are sure to impact the future of our species.
Through conversations with cyborgs and transhumanists, Posthumans explores the ethical and political issues raised by new technologies that seek to enhance human abilities.
Directed by
Dominique Leclerc
Produced by
Nathalie Cloutier
Written by
Dominique Leclerc
Jérémie Battaglia
Editor
Alain Loiselle
Cinematographers
Jérémie Battaglia
Robert Reis
Dan Popa
Location Sound
Robert Reis
Marc-André Labonté
Stéphane Barsalou
Sylvain Vary
Dennis Kastrup
Jérémie Battaglia
Sound Design
Catherine Van Der Donckt
Benoît Dame
Original Music
Frannie Holder
Research
Dominique Leclerc
Dennis Kastrup
Jérémie Battaglia
Co-director – Development Phase
Jérémie Battaglia
Additional Images
Dennis Kastrup
Dominique Leclerc
Technical Support – Editing
Pierre Dupont
Marie-Josée Gourde
Albert Kurian
Patrick Trahan
Translation and Subtitling
Trans & Sub Coop
Titles and Visual Effects
Alain Ostiguy
Online Editor and Colourist
Yannick Carrier
Narration
Dominique Leclerc
Foley
Stéphane Cadotte
Narration Recording
Geoff Mitchell
Luc Léger
Foley Recording
Luc Léger
Music Mix
Benoit Bouchard
Re-recording Mixer
Jean Paul Vialard
With the participation of
Dennis Kastrup
Enno Park
Zoltan Istvan
Sigrid Schmitz
Jessica Ching
Anders Sandberg
Natasha Vita-More
Marius Fauteux
Sven Behrend
Steffen Holly
Tiffany Vora
Jo Zayner
José Cordeiro
Alyssia Sanchez
Hannah Smegal
María-Elisa Heg
Javier Hernández
Raphaelle Bessette
Julie Pichon
Jan Ravensbergen
Jaime Weidmann
Claus Thöle
Louise Lassalle
Paul-Raphaël Charron
Marie Goldhahn
Franziska Neumann
Julie Fournier
Nathalie Vermette
Ghislaine Lapierre
Francesca Ferrando
Liz Parrish
James J. Hughes
Marc Roux
David Wood
Stéphane Ricoul
Maria João Ferreira Maia
Adolph Hunter
Tim Cannon
Rob Nail
Kirill Brylev
Sven Becker
Patrick Brooks
Edwin Johnston
Anastasia Kirages
Olivier Périard
Élodie Cognault
Phi Luong
Tara Smith
Tom Ingoglia
Nicole Foti
Jean-François Blanchet
Aline Sophie Luisa Gampe
Leonie Victoria Lau
Andréanne Couture
Doris Harbour
Marie-Pierre Marquis
Visual Archives
Alianza Futurista
CBC Archive Sales
Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo
Raynald Fournier
Dominique Leclerc
Right Care Alliance
Stasi Museum
National Film Board of Canada
Ory Laboratory
Reelin’ In the Years Productions LLC
Tim Cannon
Universal History Archive / UIG / Bridgeman Images
Rights Clearances
Anne Castelain
Dennis Kastrup
Legal Advisor
Julie Patry
Media Relations
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Senior Marketing Advisor
Laurianne Désormiers
Marketing Project Manager
Geneviève Bérard
Marketing Coordinator
Michelle Rozon
Administrator
Sia Koukoulas
Senior Production Coordinator – Administration
Brenda Nixon
Studio Coordinator
Stéphanie Lazure
Senior Production Coordinators
Chinda Phommarinh
Joëlle Lapointe
Production Coordinators
Lucia Corak
Alexandra Bourque
Technical Coordinators
Julien Archambault
Esther Viragh
Associate Producer
Geneviève Thibert
Line Producer
Mélanie Lasnier
Executive Producer
Nathalie Cloutier
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