!OINK

Australia, 2000

Film

An interactive adaptation of a novel by Melbourne writer Eric Dando, !OINK is an exploration through various stages of life of Squirly Fern. We travel into the details of his life as he tries to find a place for himself in a world of the post-human step family animal/human genetic engineering; alien prototype inventions; corporate ownership od sleep and awake states and technology as a spiritual saviour.

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Credits

creator

Ruth Fleishman

production company

Victoria University EDIM

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2000

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1005914

Language

English

Audience classification

Exempt

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

CD ROM; Master

CD ROM; Copy

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