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Artificial Immortality

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Artificial Immortality
Directed byAnn Shin
Written byErica Leendertse
Julia Nunes
Ann Shin
Produced byErica Leendertse
Hannah Donegan
Ann Shin
CinematographyStephen Chung
Iris Ng
Edited byShannon Kennedy
Stephen Taylor
Music byTodor Kobakov
Production
company
Fathom Film Group
Release date
  • April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29) (Hot Docs)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Artificial Immortality, stylized as A.rtificial I.mmortality, is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ann Shin and released in 2021.[1] The film explores advances in artificial intelligence, focusing in particular on various efforts to use technological advances in the field to cheat death and achieve a version of immortality.[2]

People appearing in the film include Nick Bostrom, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Douglas Rushkoff, Ben Goertzel and Deepak Chopra.[3]

The film premiered on April 29, 2021, as the opening film of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Directors Guild of Canada 2021 Best Picture Editing, Documentary Stephen Taylor Nominated
Canadian Screen Music Awards 2022 Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film Todor Kobakov Won [5]
Canadian Screen Awards 2023 Best Documentary Program Nominated [6]
Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series Iris Ng, Stephen Chung Nominated
Best Original Music in a Television Documentary Todor Kobakov Nominated

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