IMAGINE will be a a transformational journey into the terrifying and beautiful world inside. Part documentary, part animated science fantasy, part series of meandering campfire yarns, IMAGINE explores the problems facing our world from an entirely new perspective.
There comes a time in the life or every individual and every society where they have to decide if they are going to face what’s in front of them or keep running. How we use our imagination will determine our future, it is our map that both reveals and changes the world…
Kim is a 15 year old going through a crisis, overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world. One day, sitting on their bed surrounded by mess, a giant claw appears and pulls them into a strange world.
Kim meets an alien dog named Jeff, who is the guide through this world, taking Kim on a boat to a series of islands to meet all kinds of bizarre characters.
Kim is non-binary and a shapeshifter, changing throughout the series as they are affected by the knowledge gained on each island
In collaboration with Tyson Yunkaporta, acclaimed writer and Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University, AIME has been developing the concepts behind the original script and decided on an innovative process for production, modelled on Netflix series ‘The Midnight Gospel’:
In Midnight Gospel, podcast recordings have been edited together and then animated to create a trippy journey through the multiverse. IMAGINE will be build from a series of free ranging yarns between Tyson, a young person from AIME’s network and many special guests
