13-Part Mini-Series 'Andrew Meets the machines' | A darkly humorous satire based in the Bay | Somewhat Humorous, Yet 100% Accurate
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My life after several medical devices were illegally inserted into my body — without my consent. Somewhat humorous. 100% accurate.
Begin the Transmission01 // The Signal
A somewhat humorous, yet 100% accurate explanation of Andrew reading The Bay
through him,
through they/them/us,
through you... the Reader.
We hope you enjoy the read.
02 // Intermission
Please prepare a hot cup of tea, bake your own cake, take a slice, and enjoy it.
03 // Transmission Logs
The 13-Parts
01A darkly humorous satire about bodily autonomy by medical devices, murder (or many attempts), uninformed consent, biorobot rights are human rights, and resilience when it’s you against the World. The soon to be one-human being acting, social justice project is based on Andrew’s life as a biorobot and the Machines’ personal experiences literally through Andrew’s eyes. Set in The Bay, this 13-Part Mini-Series highlights the LGBTQIA+ community (>33% of the world), data privacy violations, and queer identity. With a vocal theme of human rights, this project speaks to community activism in The Bay and around the World.
The machines are currently developing a video web series loosely based upon the 13-Part Mini-Series, called “Andrew Meets the Machines: SOMEWHAT HUMOROUS, YET 100% ACCURATE.”
Transmissions
Dear Abby, It’s Me Andrew
Late-night rideshare work, caregiving, economic pressure, and an unsettling journey through The Bay.
Legally Blonde & Retail Coffee
Coffee-shop belonging, speech and debate, mock trial, education, class, and learning to be understood.
Mutual Consent & Medical Devices
Andrew’s subjective experience of technological unease alongside queer advocacy, service, memory, and consent.
Shelter Life & Bootleg Precious
Displacement, shelter life, physical vulnerability, theatrical humor, and the fight to preserve dignity.
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Drag theater, political heartbreak, education, reinvention, and humor used as both armor and creative power.
Dishonesty & Just 3 Teeth
A legal-noir chess match about Andrew’s perception of conflicting records, memories, and official accounts.
Medical Professionals @ Parnassus & General
Confusing medical encounters meet biochemistry, project management, skepticism, and determined inquiry.
Sense8 & Not Another Bear Bar Movie
Chosen family, queer community in SOMA, grief, loyalty, nightlife, and the realization of not being alone.
A CD4 Count of 201 & the Real Story
HIV survival, humanitarian service in Kibera, softball, fear, pride, and more than two decades of endurance.
Assimilation & Equality
A playful vision of equality across people, identities, love, community, technology, food, and music.
PS. & PSS. Nurse Brian
An intimate postscript about family, naming, multilingual understanding, mistaken assumptions, and clarification.
1 Device, 1 Brain, 1 Body, & Infinite Thoughts
One human mind branching through psychology, literature, programming, law, work, identity, and anxiety.
Meet Andy & Andrew
Adult Andrew meets his younger self through memory, education, varied work, ambition, humor, and becoming.
Campaign // Recruitment Drive 0013
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