What if Siri became president but forgot Black Twitter existed?
This 3D animated short film in the Afrofuturist genre explores the topics of AI and bias. In a distant future, an artificial intelligence named Aero is inaugurated as the world's first AI ruler. But Aero soon learns that important worldviews are missing from her databank, including the experiences of the historically marginalized and oppressed.
Direction
Anatola Araba's vision packs thesis into 13 minutes.
Director
Anatola Araba
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film premiered at Tribeca 2022 as part of a wave of Afrofuturist works reimagining Black futures beyond trauma narratives.
Aero's design subtly references both African mask traditions and sleek Apple aesthetics — coding her as simultaneously ancient and hyper-modern.
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