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
- park387@illinois.edu
- Views
- 1
- Originating Calendar
- Campus Humanities Calendar
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.)