Franz Milec

About

In a fully automated society, a smart assistant who helped build the current regime decides to join a resistance group and start a revolution. Will she succeed? What was she waiting for this whole time? And is she even human anymore?

The film was created using public domain archive footage and multiple algorithmic processes, including deep learning, generative music programming, and editing with Python. The reproduced story was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut's novel Player Piano.

Cast & Crew

Franz Milec / script, director, editor, sound, programming
Saadullah Amin / machine learning
Kimberly Devries / voiceover

Selected Screenings

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2017 / Jihlava, Czechia
Kinolab Film Festival 2018 / Prague, Czechia
Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival 2018 / Ithaca, NY, USA

Distributors

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre

Tech Rider

HD projector or large HD TV screen
2.0 sound system
media player with HDMI output