Filmmaker Statement

David Baddiel said: “I was really interested in the idea of making a film that provoked a conversation, in the tradition of the FT’s brilliant series of shorts about contemporary issues, but also an emotional story, with characters you hopefully really care about. AI is the story of the moment, and something everyone is trying to write about, but I found a personal way in by thinking about the way this technology shifts our sense of reality, and dementia, which, as I saw in my father’s later years, also does that.” Juliet Riddell said, “This production is the latest in a growing body of FT scripted film that harnesses the power of creativity combined with rigorous journalism to spark debate and reach broad and influential audiences. As AI shapes the world around us at incredible speed there’s never been a greater need for audiences to understand the scale of it’s impact on a practical and human level.”