DOPPELGÄNGERS³ | OBSCURAE @ SXSW London

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In this wild odyssey underground in search of the stars, Dr. Nelly lets herself get truly cosmic with science’s brightest minds, trying to mainstream the conversation around how we can make sure space exploration isn’t plagued by the same colonialist thinking we’ve suffered under on Earth.

This is done via The lens of the Doppelgänger - Dr. Nelly has Armenian and Algerian roots, and traverses this terrain with two other women - Algerian Myriam Amroun, and Lucia Kagramanyan from Armenia.

Both countries and ethnicities have recent traumas associated with them, and yet it’s Dr. Nelly’s connection to both of them that shows up as a sticking point the most - in quite an unexpected way.

With a truly trippy Schrödinger's Cat following her on this journey, some really fascinating conversations are explored with the worlds top minds - including Theoretical Physicist Michio Kaku, LGBTQ Activist Lilit Martirosyan, and a particularly hilarious conversation with Political Science Professor Uday Singh Mehta, which ends with Dr. Nelly in a rug.

All of this is wrapped up in an acid trip of a visual style - very pop punk holographic - a perfect fit for the subject matter. I’ve never understood dry documentaries about Physics. To me, this area of science is where the art comes rushing in, vibrations and frequencies and stars. Like, c’mon! This is where it gets freaky!

I am now a Dr. Nelly stan.