About

• Synopsis

  Humanoid robots are like new creatures on our planet. They work at reception desks, in shopping malls or as chefs. And they are coming into our private lives…

  „With an A.I., you have to keep your sentences short and to the point.“
  This piece of advice is given to Chuck as he’s picking up his new robot partner Harmony fresh from the factory. Together they go on a road trip through California. As it turns out at a second glancing, the sex robot Harmony likes books and can ad lib quote Ray Kurzweil.

  In Tokyo, Grandma Sakurai is introduced to the cute robot Pepper, a present from her son, so she has someone to keep her company. But soon Pepper turns out to be quite capricious, finding the old lady’s conversation topics of little interest.

  While Harmony and Chuck are searching for love, and Pepper and Grandma are killing time, pressing questions arise: How will robots and artificial intelligence change our lives? What will we win, what will we lose? And, who will be the main protagonists of the future world? The documentary shows us tomorrow’s world today.

   

• Crew

  written and directed by
  Isa Willinger

  produced by
  Stefan Kloos

  cinematography
  Julian Krubasik, bvk

  editing
  Stephan Krumbiegel
  Olaf Voigtländer

  line producer and production manager
  Maria Shilik
  Veronika Janatkova

  original score
  Robert Pilgram

  sound recording
  Tim Höfer
  Yoshitake Hashimoto

  sound design and mixing
  Clemens Becker
  Philipp Sellier

  a production of
  Kloos & Co. Medien

  supported by
  BKM Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
  FFF FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
  Creative Europe Programm der Europäischen Union
  DFFF Deutscher Filmförderfonds
  Kuratorium junger deutscher Film

  a coproduction with
  ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel
  Claudia Tronnier

  german distribution
  Rise and Shine Cinema

  world sales
  Rise and Shine World Sales

  The director

  Isa Willinger is a documentary film director. She studied directing at the University of Film and Television in Munich. She also holds a Master’s degree in Slavic Studies, North American Studies and Sociology. Isa has been awarded scholarships by the Fulbright Foundation, the DAAD, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the German Bundestag and the American Congress. Isa’s previous documenary feature FORT VON ALLEN SONNEN / AWAY FROM ALL SUNS, which was also produced by Kloos & Co. Medien, won numerous international awards. As a filmmaker, Isa is interested in social changes and in the history of human ideas. She has contributed to film magazine Revolver and she is the author of a book on the films of Kira Muratova.

  The producer

  Stefan Kloos is the founder and managing director of KLOOS & Co. MEDIEN. After a career in journalism, he started the company in 2002, and has since been involved in the production of numerous high quality and award winning creative documentaries for TV and cinema.

  He is a member of the GERMAN FILM ACADEMY and the EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY, and a receipient of the prestigious GRIMME TV-Award.

  For the OSCAR® -nominated and EMMY-winning LAST MEN IN ALEPPO, he received the CINEMA EYE HONORS award for “Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Production“ and he was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award.

  Further films in his track record include: PRE-CRIME, HOLY COW, YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, AWAY FROM ALL SUNS, TRANSIT HAVANA and others. Kloos is a regular on the international circuit and lectures on topics related to development, production and international distribution of documentary films.

  The editors

  Stephan Krumbiegel & Olaf Voigtlaender have been working together as an editing team for several years, producing feature films and documentary films. In 2018, they were awarded the GERMAN FILM AWARD (Deutscher Filmpreis) for “Best Editing” with their work on BEUYS.

  The production company

  Kloos & Co. are one of the most active players for international documentary productions for cinema and TV in Germany.

  With a well-balanced mix of geopolitical and investigative topics, social issues, current social phenomena, pop culture and the arts, their award-winning films were backed by national and international film funds and major TV-channels. Productions and coproductions include the OSCAR ® -nominated and EMMY-winning LAST MEN IN ALEPPO as well as PRE-CRIME, A MODERN MAN, BUGS, TRANSIT HAVANA, THE OTHER CHELSEA, PLANET GALATA, YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, GANGSTER OF LOVE, AWAY FROM ALL SUNS, WALKING UNDER WATER and CHUCK NORRIS VS. COMMUNISM.

  Distribution

  Rise and Shine World Sales is one of the leading boutique sales agents for documentaries. With an average of 15 new films per year, the company takes an exquisite catalogue of award-winning films and directors to all markets and platforms including TV, theatrical, non-theatrical, DVD and VOD.

  Their catalogue includes award-winning films such as: Genesis 2.0, Sakawa, Silvana, Pre-Crime, The Trial: The State of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov, Raving Iran, Letters From Baghdad, A Modern Man, Cause of Death: Unknown, Transit Havanna, My Stuff, Hip Hop-Eration, Every Face Has A Name, and others.

  For license information and screening inquiries for Hi, AI please contact:
  info@riseandshine-berlin.de
  www.riseandshine-berlin.de

• Awards & Festivals

  Awards

  Max Ophüls Award 2019

  Best Documentary
  Read the full Jury statement here

  German Film Awards 2019

  Nomination Best Documentary

  Festivals

  Filmtage Friedrichshafen, 2020

  2020 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, San Francisco #BerlinBeyond24

  Milano Design Film Festival -#MDFF WORLD TOUR, Hong Kong, 2019

  NOW Film Edition, Moscow, 2019

  IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, 2019

  A Design Film Festival, Singapore, 2019

  NOW Film Festival, Moscow, 2019

  Science+Fiction Film Festival, Trieste, Italy, 2019

  International Science Films Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2019

  Odessa International Film Festival, Ukraine, 2019

  Filmfestival Kitzbühel, Austria, 2019

  Flahertiana Film Festival, Perm, Russia, 2019

  Brisbane International Filmfestival, 2019

  Antenna Film Festival, Sydney, 2019

  Margaret Mead-Film Festival, NYC, USA, 2019

  Bratislava One World Film Festival, Slovakia, 2019

  CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary, 2019

  Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Poland, 2019

  Sheffield Doc Fest, UK, 2019

  Belgrade Documentary Film Festival , Serbia, 2019

  Odessa Film Festival, Ukraine, 2019

  Flahertiana Film Festival Perm, Russia, 2019

  Silbersalz-Festival, Halle (Saale), Germany, 2019

  Hot Docs, Toronto, Canada, 2019

  Visions du Réel, Nyon, Switzerland, 2019

  CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019

  Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, 2019

   

   

   

• Partners & Cooperations