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Dutch premiere
Available online: 24/03/2024
Director Clare Chong, Sonia Kwek
Choreographer Sonia Kwek
Singapore 2022
7 minutes
Can friendship truly be formed between a human and a machine?

Synopsis

Two bodies emerge, one of flesh and one of metal. Both are cautious of, yet compelled towards each other. This evolves into a game of hide and seek. Can friendship truly form or will we always be stuck in a limbo of a human vs machine narrative? ?!%$&#@$^()}!@#|%>? is a cry to connect, to be seen by each other and come together. Singaporean filmmaker Clare Chong and movement artist Sonia Kwek are working for the first time with the Bolt, a high-speed camera robot.

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Two bodies emerge, one of flesh and one of metal. Both are cautious of, yet compelled towards each other. This evolves into a game of hide and seek. Can friendship truly form or will we always be stuck in a limbo of a human vs machine narrative? ?!%$&#@$^()}!@#|%>? is a cry to connect, to be seen by each other and come together. Singaporean filmmaker Clare Chong and movement artist Sonia Kwek are working for the first time with the Bolt, a high-speed camera robot.

Full credits

Section
Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition
Director
Clare Chong, Sonia Kwek
Choreographer
Sonia Kwek
Production countries
Singapore
Production year
2022
Duration
7 minutes
Producer
Tan Shuying
Distribution
Clare Chong

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