Screenings
Part of the series Shu Lea Cheang: Crafting a Genre of New Sci-fi Queer Cinema
I.K.U.
Tuesday Dec 7, 2021 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Envisioned as a sequel to Blade Runner, this cyberpunk sci-fi porn tells the story of an internet porn enterprise that dispatches I.K.U. coders to collect orgasm data and introduces massively profitable orgasms on-the-go. "I.K.U. is a phenomenon that wants to refuse definition …. As much trans-genre as it is trans-gender, I.K.U. also wants to merge video and film into a fresh digital universe large-scale enough to overwhelm the viewer." (2000, dir. Shu Lea Cheang, color, 72 min.)
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Shu Lea Cheang, I.K.U. Flyer, 2000From the flyer for Shu Lea Cheang's film I.K.U.
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