Films by Annette Wagner

Germany 2011
by Annette Wagner (awa)

The Japanese Emotional Robot Paro is revolutionising the treatment of dementia patients and causes a massive controversy about the pros and cons of Emotional Robotics within Elderly Care. A scientific excursion into advanced dementia therapy, exploring bads and goods of a computerised baby seal. The plush robot Paro is the documentary’s main character. The narrative thread starts and ends in Bremen, Germany, in an advanced care home – exclusively for people suffering from dementia. The common th