Documentarian Milton Muybridge (Wilbur Fitzgerald), while in the process of investigating the disappearance of the eminent artificial intelligence scientist Talos Rosen (Ethan Gomez Palayam), interviews Brigitte Helm (Catie Rooks), a waitress, and sole survivor of an ill-fated dinner party in which all the guests go missing in a curious manner. What does it all mean? Did they disappear or did something else happen?
The opening scene is odd and provocative. It leads into a scene where a young woman is being interviewed about an event where everyone disappeared. There are multiple images on-screen showing the present time interview as well as images from past events. An eyeball appears every now and then, and the images of a body floating in space, and a caped masked figure. It's odd and surrealistic, enhanced with background sounds of violin music and other spooky sound effects. The camerawork is varied, from overhead shots, to close-ups on the girl, the interviewer, and others. It's part sci-fi, part psychological thriller. It is directed by high school student Grant Lee Bomar; produced by his siblings Geoffrey Lee Bomar and Christina Lisa Bomar. Catie Rooks plays the protagonist, Brigette; Wilbur Fitzgerald plays Milton, the AI interviewer. It's well shot and well edited. I definitely think it belongs in a student film festival.
The film's message is that things aren't what we think they are.
I give My Dinner With An Android 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
Documentarian Milton Muybridge (Wilbur Fitzgerald), while in the process of investigating the disappearance of the eminent artificial intelligence scientist Talos Rosen (Ethan Gomez Palayam), interviews Brigitte Helm (Catie Rooks), a waitress, and sole survivor of an ill-fated dinner party in which all the guests go missing in a curious manner. What does it all mean? Did they disappear or did something else happen?
The opening scene is odd and provocative. It leads into a scene where a young woman is being interviewed about an event where everyone disappeared. There are multiple images on-screen showing the present time interview as well as images from past events. An eyeball appears every now and then, and the images of a body floating in space, and a caped masked figure. It's odd and surrealistic, enhanced with background sounds of violin music and other spooky sound effects. The camerawork is varied, from overhead shots, to close-ups on the girl, the interviewer, and others. It's part sci-fi, part psychological thriller. It is directed by high school student Grant Lee Bomar; produced by his siblings Geoffrey Lee Bomar and Christina Lisa Bomar. Catie Rooks plays the protagonist, Brigette; Wilbur Fitzgerald plays Milton, the AI interviewer. It's well shot and well edited. I definitely think it belongs in a student film festival.
The film's message is that things aren't what we think they are.
I give My Dinner With An Android 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
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