What if Siri had an existential crisis and it was YOUR fault?
A short sci-fi film set in the middle of the 21st century, that centers around reclusive, retired tech company CEO David Hinton's attempts to teach AI how to experience and process true human emotions.
Acting
Rogers makes grief look like a programming error.
Cinematography
Cramped sterile spaces that feel increasingly haunted.
Director
Stuart Langfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to both the narrative structure and machine learning's iterative training process—every 'failed' emotional response becomes data for the next attempt.
Released during early pandemic isolation, the film accidentally became a mirror for Zoom-era disconnection and digital grief rituals.
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