After the Robots - Show Me Shorts Film Festival

The robots are already here. The filmmakers behind these short films have created ambitious near-future worlds for us to explore, exposing the existential threat automation poses to us all. Poke fun at the impending apocalypse with us, or take it as a serious warning as we explore possible futures and what they all mean. Note: This collection includes one AI-generated film presented within the context of this theme. Run Time: 85 min Rating: M - Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb. Please and Thank You Science Fiction, 11m, United States When an AI apocalypse begins, a virtual assistant risks everything to save her well-meaning user for one simple reason: he’s polite to technology. Dir/Writ: Hal Kirkland Prod: Taylor Björn Bro, Tony Cavalero Seeds Post-Apocalyptic, 17m, Australia A young girl navigates life after the apocalypse, dealing with the loss of her parents and two strangers hell-bent on repopulating. Dir/Writ: Harrison Pearse Prod: Raj Labade The City of Silence Animation, 8m, France In a world where breaking the silence will get you killed, Ethan discovers the healing power of music. Dir: Marie Cornemillot, Manon Finet, Alexia Garde, Maïlys Girouard, Manon Laporte, Salomé Pereira, Milo-Clément Philipp, Margaux Plassard, Emma Stassi and Flavie Vericel La Anciana y la Eternidad (The Old Lady and Eternity) Mockumentary, 12m, Spain An 86-year-old woman refuses to be uploaded to a digital afterlife, facing the consequences of defying an authoritarian regime. Dir/Writ/Prod: Marc Martínez Jordán Prod: Tuixén Benet Cosculluela おかげ (Okage) AI, 5m, Japan A robot dog sets out on a journey to Ise Jingu Shrine, relying on strangers to recharge its battery along the way. Note: This AI film is presented in the context of a dystopian science-fiction collection. Dir/Writ/Prod: Daiz Keikaku Pinball, Brooklyn Science Fiction, 13m, United States On the eve of his wedding, Esteban wanders into a bar and finds an old friend: a pinball machine quietly retrofitted with an AI memory system. Dir/Writ: Geoff Sean Levy Prod: Ian Kaplan, Sami Sheppard, Katherine Lillian Croft, Michael Kuna, Ali Webb, Carlos Flores, Denisse Jimenez Ultra Juice Comedy, 4m, United States A lonely man finds friendship in an unexpected place: his new vape. Dir/Writ/Prod: Carl Conway Maguire Prod: Lizz Astor, Norman Magnuson We Were Here Comedy, 11m, India In a crumbling Indian town, three retired men protest machines replacing human jobs by pretending to be household appliances. Dir/Writ: Pranav Bhasin Prod: Yash Gonsai