HACKING THE NEW JIM CODE
Year
2021
Runtime
3 mins
Language
English
World Premiere
Availability
- Online & In-Cinema
This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: GET UP, STAND UP
HACKING THE NEW JIM CODE looks at how new technologies, such as facial recognition and health care algorithms, perpetuate discrimination against Black people. The film dissects the legacy of slavery and the underrepresentation of minorities in software and sci-fi to envision an Afrofuturist world where technology is driven by community instead of capital.
Available online from Friday, September 24 at 9 AM to Sunday, October 3 at 11:59 PM.
Available online from Friday, September 24 at 9 AM to Sunday, October 3 at 11:59 PM.
Countries
United States- Director
- Marina Cepeda
- Producer
- Marina Cepeda
- Screenwriter
- Marina Cepeda
- Animation
- Darley Sackitey