Albert's stable relationship with his fiancé is jeopardized when he becomes obsessed with a computer simulation.
Acting
Director Weard plays Albert with genuinely upsetting physicality.
Practical Effects
DIY computer-interface effects that age like sour milk—perfect.
Director
Louise Weard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Weard reportedly wrote this after watching a friend spend an entire dinner date with their phone. The 39-minute runtime was originally a limitation of festival submission rules she decided to keep.
Made in 2014—predating both Her and the Replika AI companion boom by years, yet somehow feels more prescient and more unhinged than either.
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