Art+Film: Ian Haig

Worm Pornography was made during Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdown and is set against the backdrop of daily reports of infection rates, and media saturation of viruses, contagion and conspiracy theories.

A hazmat-suited researcher known as 'the slime narrator' has locked himself in a public bathroom to report on the discovery of a new kind of parasite that attempts to complete its life cycle within various contemporary media platforms.

We soon get the sense that our narrator may be losing his mind or has been infected by the parasite as he veers from topics such as virtual reality worm simulations, to our symbiotic relationship to 7-Elevens, AI censorship, slime TV game shows, parasite pornography and mutant YouTube cat videos.

Director Ian Haig will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening conversation hosted by Joel Stern.