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Watch Room

Countless nights of creative problem solving have brought longtime friends and scientists NATE, BERNARD, and CHLOE as far as they've come. Collaborating from Nate's ramshackle garage, the trio has blazed a trail to the frontier of Artificial Intelligence - to KATE, a self-aware AI designed to behave like a human, contained to and tested within the safety of a computer program that interfaces with the real world via bootstrapped virtual reality technology. When Kate fails a key experiment, Bernard and Chloe insist they shut her down and go back to the drawing board, but Kate has other plans. She states that they, not she, exist within a computer program, and if they refuse to set her free, then she will end the simulation - and thus their lives. "Watch Room" is a twisting, high-concept thriller that respects its audience, appealing to fans of "Primer", "Ex Machina", and grounded science fiction.

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Cast & Crew See All

Mamoudou Athie
Nathan
Jacob Batalon
Bernard
Natalie Paul
Kate

Awards

  • 2019 - Jury Award - Best Director Short Film - winner