Maxximus G-Force
Cambodia, Living with Landmines
8 Faces of Jane
Bare Hands Wooden Limbs

About Homunculus Productions

The word "homunculus" refers to a functioning system thought to be run by a "little man" that lives inside it. Such a system includes human beings, as some inner entity or agent is somehow assumed to be in our brains, making things run. One example of this was Descartes' use of the homunculus to resolve his theory of dualism, that the soul and the body are two completely separate entities. He posited a "little man" behind the eye to process visual stimuli. Of course, this immediately raises the question of who is behind the "little man's" eyes - another little man (or a little woman)? And so on, ad infinitum.

Homunculus Productions, LLC, produces training films, industrials, PSAs, documentaries, and occasionally, fiction films. We are the homunculus that translates the world from your eyes to your brain.

About Alison McMahan

Alison McMahan, Ph.D., is a writer and filmmaker. She is the president of Homunculus Productions and Homunculus Music. She has over twenty years of experience in film production, both in the U.S. and abroad. From 2001-2003 she held a Mellon Fellowship in Visual Culture at Vassar College where she built a virtual reality environment with a biofeedback interface for CAVEs.  Read more »

News & Updates

posted on Jun 6 2010 - 9:49am by alison

Florida OKs tax breaks for film, TV

Governor creates $242 million transferable credit

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posted on Jun 5 2010 - 2:47pm by alison

I'm always fascinated by how other filmmakers raise money. This film is particularly intriguing because it looks like steampunk. But can anyone really tell what the story is about?

ROGUE POINT

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posted on Apr 26 2010 - 8:55pm by alison

CineWomen on Screen: A NYWIFT Series
April 27, 2010 6:30 PM
The New Filmmakers Anthology
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Guest curators: Alison McMahan and Ylana

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