{"id":54124,"date":"2025-10-14T10:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/?post_type=film&#038;p=54124"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:46:20","slug":"the-taming-of-soft-machines","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/film\/the-taming-of-soft-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"The Taming of Soft Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1631185421436 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1631185421436 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Domenica 2 novembre 2025<br \/>\n15.00<br \/>\nTeatro Miela<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sunday 2nd november 2025<br \/>\n15.00<br \/>\nTeatro Miela<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1728379372647 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1728379372647 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Christian Luoma<br \/>\nFinland 2025, 3&#8242;<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/trieste-sciencefiction-festival-2025\/\">World Premiere<br \/>\n2025_Artificial Universe Shorts<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text wpb_content_element  wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1710231564303\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Una macchina fatta per avere bisogno. Un corpo addestrato a dare. Un inno visivo alla sottomissione, al desiderio e alla devozione sintetica. Ispirato al folklore dei vampiri-cyborg e all\u2019architettura dell\u2019amore programmato. Dove il piacere \u00e8 protocollo. Dove l\u2019obbedienza \u00e8 culto. Dove il confine tra desiderare ed essere desiderati \u00e8 sfumato e forse non \u00e8 mai esistito. \u201cNon so chi abbia programmato il desiderio.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A machine made to need. A body trained to give. A visual hymn to submission, desire, and synthetic devotion.Inspired by the vampire cyborg folklore and the architecture of programmed love. Where pleasure is protocol. Where obedience is worship.Where the line between wanting and being wanted is blurred \u2014 and maybe never existed. \u201cI don\u2019t know who programmed the wanting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1698237245454 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1698237245454 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" 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