Uncanny Valley (short film)

Uncanny Valley
Directed by Federico Heller
Produced by Federico Heller
Written by Federico Heller
Starring Marcela Sandra Ballestero
Steve Kisicki
Iván Steinhardt
Agustin Olcese
Raymond Lee
Nicole Apstein
Music by Cyrille Marchesseau
Cinematography Nicolas Trovato
Fernando Lorenzale
Edited by Federico Heller
Release dates
  • November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)
Running time
 9 minutes
Country Argentina
Language English

Uncanny Valley is a 2015 Argentinan short film directed by Federico Heller. The video was released on Vimeo on November 30, 2015.

Plot

In a dystopian future, various people living in a worn down house play a first-person shooter virtual reality video game. Near the end of the film, it was revealed that the "targets" that the players were shooting were actual people. In the end, one of the players sees a robot, presumably controlled by the player, as he becomes the target.

Reception

Ross A. Lincoln of Deadline.com compared the film to Ready Player One and All You Need Is Kill.[1] Meanwhile, Adi Robertson of The Verge praised the film for its combination of documentary-style footage and in-game video game footage.[2]

After its release, the video was featured as a "Staff Pick" for the Vimeo site.[3] On October 2016, the film won Best Short at Animago.[4] The film was also featured at the Shnit international shortfilmfestival.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lincoln, Ross A. (1 December 2015). "Carter Blanchard Circles Script For Film Based On Sci-Fi Short 'Uncanny Valley'". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Robertson, Adi (2 December 2015). "Uncanny Valley is a super stylish short film about how VR will destroy us". The Verge. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Bouwmeester, Jason (5 January 2016). "Uncanny Valley Short Blurs Line Between Reality and Virtual Reality". Techaeris. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (29 October 2016). "'Uncanny Valley' Wins Best Short at Animago". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Suárez, Pablo (6 October 2016). "World's largest shorts festival lands in BA". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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