Synopsis:

This short film tells the story of a couple who dislike doing household chores. They purchase a robot to assist them with these tasks, but due to the robot’s self-learning capabilities, it eventually develops the desire to replace the female protagonist.

Review by Andie Karvelis:

Technology is a major part of our everyday lives and with each new day there are more advances in technology. These advances make our lives easier and we don’t even need to touch anything, just call out “Hey Siri” or “Hey Alexa”. It’s not hard to imagine that one day soon we will have the level of A.I. similar to that in Detroit Become Human, X Machina or my personal favorite, a Baymax like in Big Hero 6.

However, as much as I would love to have a personal healthcare companion who fights crime, I can’t help but think about The Terminator, and we all know what happened there. Writer/Director Mingyang Li found a great balance with the story of Hannah. A very useful A.I. to help with the mundane tasks that a busy couple doesn’t have time for. It’s perfectly creepy that the A.I. looks exactly like the girlfriend. Mingyang Li gives a great Black Mirror-esque story that builds as we watch our robot, Anna, become more sentient.

The music fit the mood and futuristic setting of this film brilliantly thanks to Mengchen Sun and the cinematography by Jiayu Li and Mingyang Li was really well done. Fantastic job in casting identical twins Bianca and Dilara Foscht who portray Hannah/Anna. Jacob Wilson did a wonderful job as Mike. This is a sci-fi thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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