Campus Humanities Calendar

AsiaLENS | "Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story" Free Screening + Filmmakers Q&A

Event Type

Film Screening

Sponsor

Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies co-sponsored with Spurlock Museum

Location

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana

Date

Dec 4, 2025   5:00 pm  

Contact

Alex Chun

E-Mail

park387@illinois.edu

AsiaLENS presents a free screening of the film Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story, followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon. In South Korea, thousands of older adults are living with Hyodol, a doll-shaped robot. Following the journey of Hydol from production to use, this film asks: Can robots take care of older adults? Can older adults take care of the robot? How should we take care of each other? (Run time 61 min.)