Montreal Tech Watch

Repurpose, a video documentary about hackers + foulab

By Heri May 24th 2009 in Development

A documentary film by Jack Oatmon.

A look into the hardware hacking community in Montreal, including the Foulab collective. Why are more and more hobbyists experimenting with hacks and circuit bends? What relationship does this imply about consumer society and technological advancement? Is this a real-world analog of ‘user generated content’?

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