ParaDox
The Witchfinder lives on

While work is currently under way on Tin Foiled, a dive into how the term conspiracy theory has been weaponised, I’m increasingly finding myself looking back and cross referencing research and work I had done in 2019 and 2020, on the Mathew Hopkins focused documentary “The Watching“. Both subjects share some similar themes and hopefully I’ll expand on these more as they roll out.
Continue reading“Tin Foiled” Documentary

Conspiracy theory, that keyword that has somehow entered our everyday lexicon, is a term often used to compartmentalise any narrative that can’t be filed under consensus. Ranging from a lizard alien super race, to everyday political and scientific discourse, why has this banner become such a catch all garbage can for anything we find difficult to confront, explain, or investigate?
Continue readingA.I CEO

This parody corporate promo, is inspired by the numerous articles that have saturated the web, on the coming future of A.I and it’s impact on the masses. It’s a slightly tongue in cheek poke at the thought process behind utopian visions, such as The Great Reset, which in reality are nothing short of dystopian nightmares, only being of benefit to the few.
A common theme running through Sci Fi lore, is one where AI and machine learning overtake humanity and only lead to negative outcomes. But what if things could be switched around and we could find a way to harness this technology and leave it in charge? Could we use it to make the world a better place? Possibly, but if something like A.I CEO was to emerge, then expect it to be met by a lot of resistance.
Perhaps if there is a message within this, it would be very clearly aimed at those in positions of power…. be careful what you wish for.
Produced as an intro teaser to the Para/Dox series of docs and shorts.
Para/Dox

Announcing the launch of Para/Dox, an anthology series of documentary films that nods to the traditions of great drama series, such as “Tales from the Darkside”, “Amazing Stories”. Exploring concepts from the supernatural to pop culture, Para/Dox will run as a series of shorts, webisodes and mid length documentaries from Winter 21/22.
The series will be kicking off with the documentary short “Tin Foiled“, centered around the growing use of the term “conspiracy theory”.
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