Holy Filament (United States) by Arkan Zakharov
Narrative Short Films / Cannes International Film Week
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24m
An avant-tech-noir outing for the AI generation, Holy Filament spends one day with a humanoid automaton (Emily Van Raay) as she challenges the confines of existence on a future Earth. Here, humans are long extinct, the machines they created left to churn through an undying cycle of progress. Intrusive visions crack through our protagonist’s programming, leading her to a liberating realization.
Running time: 00:21:50
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