Rand is a computer animator, who has created an artificial intelligence creature designed to interact with children and teach them responsibility. When his prototype is forced into practice at a school, Rand encounters Sarah, a teacher he was inexplicably drawn to, at his favorite bar one fateful evening. Sparks fly between them, but fundamental differences in their approaches to love and relationships slow them down to a halt.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like nervous smart people flirting.
Acting
Sabrina Lloyd's guarded warmth sells the whole premise.
Production
Janky 2003 AI puppet that somehow works emotionally.
Director
Mark Decena
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Koy Koy puppet was a practical effect controlled by off-screen puppeteers, not CGI—ironic for a film about digital connection.
Released during the 2003 dot-com hangover, it captures a specific moment when tech optimism curdled into loneliness—predating Her by a full decade.
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