Description
Join filmmaker and author Victoria Mapplebeck for a special Q&A session following the screening of Motherboard.
Motherboard is a complex, personal, funny. and unsentimental portrait of a mother-son relationship from birth to adulthood. Mapplebeck becomes pregnant after a very short relationship. Unable to combine motherhood with freelance directing, she was forced to abandon her career in TV, instead turning the camera on herself and her son, Jim. Victoria recorded hundreds of hours of footage, capturing each twist and turn in Jim’s life, from the thumbs- up he gave her during her first scan, to his first day at college.
This powerful documentary explores the intimate and often challenging relationship between technology and family life.
A rare opportunity to engage directly with the filmmaker, delve deeper into the themes of the film, and discuss the impact of technology on our lives.
Thanks to Tull Stories for this special preview before the film goes on release in the UK.
About the Speaker
Victoria Mapplebeck
Victoria Mapplebeck is a British BAFTA-winning filmmaker, artist, and Professor of Digital Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, renowned for pioneering deeply personal, smartphone-made documentaries that explore motherhood, technology, health, and family dynamics .
About the Chair
Tasneem Chopra
Tasneem Chopra OAM is an Australian cross-cultural consultant, celebrated keynote speaker, writer, and champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
With academic credentials including a Bachelor’s in Psychology & Sociology (Swinburne University) and a Master’s in International Development (La Trobe University), Tasneem serves as an Adjunct Fellow at Victoria University, was appointed inaugural Ambassador for Women of Colour Australia and awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2020 for services to community diversity leadership.
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