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Algo-Rhythm

Synopsis

In marketing and the retail sector, data analytics is widely used to profile and micro-target consumers and to predict behaviour. The ultimate goal, apparently, is for humans to be able to outsource all decision-making to machine intelligence. What is at stake within the political realm? 
Official Selection International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2019 - Winner, ZONTA Award
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Short Film Competition - Create Strand
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Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
HD
Director
Manu Luksch
Producer
Manu Luksch
Editor
Manu Luksch
Screenwriter
Manu Luksch, Mukul Patel
Director of Photography
Malick Sy
Composer
Mukul Patel
Principal cast
Gunman Xuman, OMG, Lady Zee
Live Graffiti
Madzoo
Immersive FX consultant & KINECT Op
Jack Wolf 
Animation
Georgi Stamenov
Featuring
Adja Fall, Illégal, Kruh Mandiou Mauri, MC Mo and Rhapsod

Genre

Experimental Music Woman Director Black Drama Dance

Categories

Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Austria, UK, Senegal co-production

Produced with support from Open Society Foundation, denkbar Filmentwicklungs GmbH

Manu Luksch

Sales Company

sixpackfilm

Neubaugasse 15/15
1070 Vienna
Austria

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