A movie launched by The New Yorker was among the many winners at Sunday’s Academy Awards. “I’m Not a Robot,” a darkly comedian portrayal of a girl making an attempt to persuade her laptop that she is human, claimed the prize for Greatest Reside Motion Brief. It’s the second movie launched by the journal to be honored with an Oscar.
The movie, written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam, opens with a seemingly typical workplace scene that shortly unravels. When the protagonist, a music producer, fails a sequence of CAPTCHA assessments, she begins to query her personal grip on actuality. Warmerdam, who made the movie with the mononymous producer Trent, mentioned she sees “I’m Not a Robotic” foremost as leisure—an opportunity to move viewers with an uncommon story. However, she informed The New Yorker, the movie additionally touches on concepts which can be significantly vital as synthetic intelligence strikes extra deeply into day by day life. “This movie isn’t simply in regards to the ethics of the rising growth of A.I.—it additionally explores the important themes of self-determination and bodily autonomy, that are elementary rights everybody deserves,” she mentioned. “I might be thrilled if this movie might spark significant conversations.”
For the reason that launch of The New Yorker’s video division, movies launched by the journal have obtained nineteen Academy Award nominations. You possibly can watch previous winners, nominees, and the journal’s full library of brief movies at newyorker.com/video, and on the journal’s YouTube channel.
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