Posthumains

After years of relying on medical devices for her survival, director Dominique Leclerc turns to emerging technologies in search of alternative solutions. 

SYNOPSIS

After years of relying on medical devices for her survival, director Dominique Leclerc turns to emerging technologies in search of alternative solutions. Posthumans follows her journey as she meets cyborgs, biohackers, and transhumanists who use technology to defy illness, aging, and even death. The documentary explores urgent ethical and political questions about the future of our species.

Theme(s): , Technology

DETAILS

Director | , Dominique Leclerc
Year | , 2025
Country | , Québec
Duration | 88 minutes
Original language | , English, French
Subtitles | , French
Image | Dan Popa, Jérémie Battaglia, Robert Reis
Sound | Dennis Kastrup, Jérémie Battaglia, Marc-André Labonté, Robert Reis, Stéphane Barsalou, Sylvain Vary
Editing | Alain Loiselle

DIRECTOR

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Dominique Leclerc

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Dominique Leclerc is the author, co-director, and lead performer of the plays i/O and Post Humains, both finalists for the Michel-Tremblay Prize and presented across Quebec as well as at the International New Drama Festival at the Schaubühne in Berlin.
Her multidisciplinary approach explores the impact of emerging technologies on living beings. Posthumans, her first feature-length documentary — which she also wrote — tackles these same themes with nuance.

CAREER

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UPCOMING SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1

13 August 2025 pm31 20h15

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier 

A discussion with the filmmaker Dominique Leclerc will follow the screening.

PAST SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1

2 July 2025 pm31 21h00

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

A discussion with the filmmaker Dominique Leclerc will follow the screening.

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