Short Films Screening
Robots: Love, sex and slavery?
Further discussion with Lydia Na
Chinese Frankenstein
TSE Tin Chak Jevon, HONG KONG
(26:25)
Our Chinese Frankenstein — Doctor Frank, can’t stand the loneliness after his ex-girlfriend Shan left him. He then invents a robot that looks exactly the same as his Shan, named “T01”. To make T01 more human-like, he remodels the robot, provides T01 the ability to have its own thoughts, just as a human being. However, with its free will, T01 starts to disobey its master, things are getting out of Frank’s hands……
SYNTHETIC LOVE
Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix, FRANCE
(24:00)
Diane realizes that the man she fantasizes about shares his life with someone very peculiar… Diane, in her fifties, fantasizes about the enigmatic Pierre, who works with her at the gas station. When she wins a trip for two around France, she decides to invite him along. But she wasn’t aware that Pierre already has someone quite special in his life…
Madame’s Private Affairs
Helena Wong, UK
(3:00)
A futuristic morality tale: when robots are what you desire, who are you going to love?
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