Early Exit
Would you trade Alzheimer’s for breast augmentation or a luxury cruise?
With an ageing population and an overextended NHS, you may find yourself alone, geriatric and diseased in your home, discovering new forms
of ‘Care in the Community’, ordering your food by rescanning barcodes on empty tins of Spam and using a webcam to be diagnosed by your GP.
So why not choose a cash windfall and a shorter life? Post Credit Crunch, Genetic Credit has given us unprecedented purchasing power.
Gamble on your risky future, and opt for Early Exit: You can eliminate the risk of inherited disease and receive a refund for all
the expenses you would have run up.
Your life might be enhanced – but at what cost?
Film
A short exploring euthanasia as a financial service and the psychological effects of knowing your genetic future. Would knowing the risks ahead make it easier to trade a portion of your life for a cash refund? How would it feel to go to the bank for an appointment you made 45 years earlier? And what would you wear?
Credits
Directed by Daisy Ginsberg
Cast
The Personal Banker - Sascha Pohflepp
The Client - Lynne Brenner
Crew
Will Carey
Tommaso Lanza
Sascha Pohflepp
Design Interactions Royal College of Art 2008