Subscribe to ALTER on YouTube: goo.gl/LnXRC3 When his cybernetic pet project is put in jeopardy, the handyman of a decaying apartment building is forced to take a stand, blurring the lines between human and machine. "Flesh Computer" by Ethan Shaftel Connect with the Filmmakers: fleshcomputer.com ethanshaftel.com/projects/flesh-computer More About "Flesh Computer": A weary handyman does his best to maintain order and care for his cybernetic 'pet project,' a strange mix of machine and flesh. But when a pair of thuggish residents threaten a young girl, the line between human and machine becomes blurred. This trippy short film from writer/director Ethan Shaftel explores the nature of consciousness by jumping between the perspectives of an eclectic group of characters including a young girl, a vicious bully, and a tiny housefly. Noted philosopher David Chalmers appears in the film and raises some fundamental questions of consciousness in counterpoint t...