After noticing that an A.I. generative model modifies her self-portraits, imposing unattainable and unsolicited beauty standards, E. suspects these models may be nothing more than the sublimation of something already affecting humans. She engages in a conversation with DonnerBot, a chatbot that claims to offer a real cure for loneliness. DonnerBot introduces her to a self-help manual, which transports E. into a world rejecting the ugly, the imperfect, and perhaps thus everything that makes us humans.
Born in 1991, Elisa studied Philosophy at the State University of Milan before earning a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Milan-Bicocca in 2016. While pursuing her doctoral studies, she also trained in Documentary Filmmaking at the Luchino Visconti Film School. A freelance filmmaker since 2020, she participated in several film residencies (among which Werner Herzog: Filming on a Strange Planet) and worked as a production assistant in Paris and Lugano. She directed Anaklia (2022, 34th São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Journées de Soleure, FEST Film Festival) and Les choses qui résistent à l'épreuve du temps (2023, VideoEx).
| Director | Elisa Baccolo |
| Duration | 20 min |
| Language | OV English | German |
| Genre | Documentary, Experimental |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Year | 2025 |
| Distributor | Sayonara Film |
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