3.3 - The Spiral Staircase

Lester Bussey created this deeply reflective episode which explores identity, transformation, and reclamation through the metaphor of duplication. Using narrative, theory, and poetic language, "The Spiral Staircase" interrogates what is lost, what is preserved, and what is possible when systems attempt to replicate people without honoring their humanity.

Credits:

• https://gamma.app/docs/Shaping-the-Future-Dr-Evander-Cross-and-the-Power-of-Inclusion-79z72iqsry57aar
• These images were created using OpenAI’s DALL·E via ChatGPT. They do not have Creative Commons licenses but are free to use commercially under OpenAI’s terms. Please list as: "Image generated with OpenAI DALL·E; no attribution required.
• Music: Original ambient background composed using royalty-free loops from Uppbeat.io

• 'My Days’ from The Notebook performed by Ms. Joy Woods
• Script co-designed using ChatGPT 4 (OpenAI) as collaborative research and writing tool
• Canva
• Fliki AI
• Gamma App
• Poddington Bear (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/)