Movie Details
Cast & Crew
K
Kanya Aiko Abe
Y
Yina Kim
J
Joe Melamed
M
Morceau J. Woo
Sound Designer
M
Mik Gaspay
Director of Photography
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Shona Mei Findlay
Sound Recordist
A
Achim Koh
Translator
Ellie's Eye
"What do dogs and AIs have in common?"Movie
StarringKanya Aiko AbeYina KimJoe Melamed
DirectorJeamin Cha
11 minDocumentary
Plot
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.
