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When a mistrustful rogue, who earns a living by sending “obsolete” humanoid robots to the scrap heap, has a change of heart and decides it's time to call it quits, he stumbles upon a conspiracy that will reveal his life's darkest secret.
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Autonomous is an award-winning sci fi short film that unofficially premiered at the 35th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence at the University of Cambridge. Shot in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, it recently won the Silver Award at The Box Film Festival 2016 (UK) and is an official selection in ten more film festivals around the world."Should we grant robots the same "human rights" their biological counterparts enjoy, at least in the developed world?"
According to writer-director George Varotsis, "I have always been curious about science and its various manifestations and investigations that push our threshold of knowledge above current limits."In Autonomous, a theme familiar to the world of humanoid robots in science fiction plays out in a dark and dreary futuristic city.
"I am as much interested in the human drama unfolding on screen as I am in the action. I wanted the atmosphere to be dark and gritty, emphasizing the hero's inner feelings and emotional turbulence, and his eventual transformation," states Varotsis.
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