Universal Machine

Short
USA, 2019, 7 min

Directed by:

Daniel Askill

Screenplay:

Daniel Askill

Cinematography:

Jacob Møller

Composer:

Philip Glass

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Universal Machine is a meditation on the ultimate fate of humanity's relationship with technology. Featuring music by Philip Glass, the film follows a gifted young woman who awakens into a post-apocalyptic world and must transcend a violent confrontation with a lifelike Artificial Intelligence. Progressing through an elaborate sequence of dance and fight choreography, the action of the film beckons towards an evolved future of peace and compassion. (Tribeca Film Festival)

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