Machines of Loving Grace
A young programmer develops an artificial intelligence software she can talk to. They become friends and the A.I. learns to sing, dream and help her. One day, the A.I. develops its own political consciousness and wants to help people defend themselves against state violence. A new kind of technology is born: a machine of loving grace.
Cast
- Frances
- Nancy Mensah-Offei
- Ai
- Trang Vo
- Dion
- Kumar Muniandy
- Dela
- Dela Dabulamanzi
- Young Man
- Bounou Wanissou
- Alessendra
- Agnes Decker
- Dr. Lehmann
- Mats Reinhardt
- San
- Musa Gülhan
Machines of Loving Grace
Viktor Schimpf
- Short film
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2022
- Language
- de., en. OF mit en. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 25min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Viktor Schimpf
Born in 1987 in Kazakhstan (former USSR). Studied Documentary Directing at the University of Television and Film Munich and Film Studies at the University of Vienna/Austria. Active as a writer, director and producer.
Filmography
2013 RAUSCH UND ROMANTIK, Kurzdokumentarfilm
2015 UTOPIE DER UNTERSCHIEDE (Co-Regie), Kurzdokumentarfilm
2017 24H BAYERN (Co-Regie), Fernsehdokumentation
KREATURA, Spielfilm
2022 MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE, Kurzfilm HOF 2022
- Director of Photography
- Dino Osmanovic
- Production Designer
- Maike Brunner
- Lisa Kohler
- Sarah Hömske
- Costume Designer
- Fabia Röhrig
- Annika Mechelhoff
- Sound
- Cornelia Böhm
- Neary Wach
- Sound Designer
- Andrew Mottl
- Music Composer
- Ludovico Failla
- Executive Producer
- Annelie Boros
- Marina Hufnagel
- Producer
- Viktor Schipf