Tandem
30:00 | 2020 | single-channel video, sound
During lockdown a poet invents a poetic machine - Humbaba, in which algorithmic poetry is able to reflect human feelings. The retellings of the Epic of Gilgamesh echo the stories of the Shaman Gabyshev and Putin.
The film was produced as part of OPEN DOC project at Teatr.doc (Moscow, Russia).
Credits:
Director, camera, edit: Veronika Peat
Poetry: Peter Dukes & Humbaba poetic machine
Screenings:
Sochi International Film Festival and Awards 2020 (SIFFA), Russia
Teatr. doc, OPEN DOC, Moscow, 2020 (online)