ZOOGEN
Color, 11min., 2006, experimental film; Croatia 

 



Written and directed by: Dan Oki (Slobodan Jokić)
Producers: Vanja Ćinić, Dan Oki

Synopsis:
This film explores the idea creating hybrids, or humans coming into existence through genetic manipulation and the use of animal donor organs. This new type of science that develops - the science of artificial life – entails a range of new ethical questions that are raised in this wonderful, thought-provoking film. ZOOGEN is a subjective artistic vision of the relationship between humans and animals.

Director Dan Oki
Dan Oki is a media artist and film maker, Dan Oki’s work ranges from experimental cinema andvideo installations to feature length art cinema. In his works he focuses on hybrid film forms, visual narrativeand experimentation.

Dan Oki studied Film and Video at De Vrije Academie in Den Haag He completed his graduate studies in Media Arts at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem and his postgraduate studies in Film Directing and Screenwriting at the Maurits Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam. Dan Oki is an Associate Professor of Film and Video Arts at the University of Split Arts Academy and the University of Zagreb Academy of Drama, and has taught as a visiting professor at many academies in Europe. He lives and works in Split, Croatia. He has presented his films and gallery-articulated works in Europe, North and South America, and Asia, and is a recipient of several prizes for his work.

Filmography:
Ozone 3 RGB, 2005
Divine Beings, 2000
The Householder, 1997
Navigations, 1995
Noah and the Ceremonies on the Water, 1991

DVD Source:
Dan Oki (Slobodan Jokić)           
danoki@xs4all.nl

(http://www.alternativefilmvideo.org/alternative2006%20eng.html)