Abby, a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has recently lost her father, drowns her grief by spending her days working with a monkey named Dorey. Abby meets a programmer, Sam, who has created a technology that reconnects Abby with her beloved father. Her relationship with her digitized dad then forces her to re-examine everything from her romantic relationships to her life’s work.
Acting
Maria Bakalova's grief is uncomfortably precise
Writing
The monkey subplot hits harder than expected
Direction
Sackler balances whimsy and dread
Director
Madeleine Sackler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sackler developed this after interviewing neuroscientists using AI to model consciousness—some reportedly wept at early screenings.
The monkey actor, Dorey, was originally cast as a prop but improvised so well that Bakalova's reactions became unscripted.
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