CYBORG FOUNDATION I Rafel

CYBORG FOUNDATION I Rafel Duran Torrent from Focus Forward Films CYBORG FOUNDATION is the Grand Jury Prize Winner in the $200,000 GE/FOCUS FORWARD Filmmaker Competition. Watch the winner: http://vimeo.com/51920182 Neil Harbisson was born with achromatopsia, a rare condition that causes complete colour blindness. In 2004, Harbisson and Adam Montandon developed the eyeborg, a device that translates colours into sounds. Harbisson has been claimed to be the first recognized cyborg in the world, as his passport photo now includes his device. In 2010, Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas created the Cyborg Foundation, an international organization to help humans become cyborgs. The foundation has also experimented with other sensory devices, including an "earborg," which translates sound into color, and a "speedborg," which allows people to detect movement through electronic earrings that vibrate. Directed & Produced & Edited by: Rafel Duran Torrent Image & Sound: Filma-T Produccions (Anna Moradell & Joan Figueras) Video Effects: Rafel Duran Torrent, Harald Donner Music: Neil Harbisson Lighting: X So (Xavi Fuste & Miguel Gasol) Cyborg Foundation: Neil Harbisson & Moon Ribas Sound Postproduction: Jens Erdmann Footage provided by: El Xip Multicolor Pictures used with permission of Campus Party Mexico and Christopher Jones Special thanks to: Roger Soldevila. Palau de la Mtisica Catelana, Mercat de la Boqueria, Arts Santa Monica, Come&See Catalan Performing Arts Market, Supermercats Caprabo, Gabrielle Wessling EFTA01137484