Jeamin Cha's new essay-film examines the complex relationship between mental health, new technologies, ethics, and efficiency through the use of original and found material. Its namesake, Ellie, is a virtual avatar developed by the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies that is capable of interpreting human speech and gesture to reveal psychological distress. The film questions what it means to see, be seen, and be seen through in the face of disembodied artificial intelligence.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Kanya Aiko Abe, Yina Kim, Joe Melamed
Crew: Jeamin Cha (Director), Mik Gaspay (Director of Photography), Minhwi Lee (Music), Shona Mei Findlay (Sound Recordist), Morceau J. Woo (Sound Designer), Achim Koh (Translator)
Country: South Korea
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Studio: KADIST
Runtime: 11 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 30, 2020
IMDb: 10
