MARJORIE PRIME (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Lois Smith (Five Easy Pieces), Jon Hamm (Baby Driver), Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Geena Davis (Thelma and Louise), Stephanie Andujar (Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire), Hannah Gross (Uncertain Terms), Azumi Tsutsui (Deep in the Darkness), Leslie Lyles (Man on the Moon)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Michael Almereyda (Nadja), director, writer; Uri Singer (Experimenter), producer; Mica Levi (Jackie), composer; Sean Price Williams (Listen Up Philip), cinematographer; Kathryn J. Schubert (The Transfiguration), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the near future, where technology has paved the way for a growth in artificial intelligence, 86-year-old Marjorie (Smith) acquires a new companion in the form of a holographic representation of her deceased husband Walter (Hamm), which is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A subtle cross between Her and Black Mirror, Marjorie Prime is a soulful and often touching look at the ever-growing relationship between humans and technology, and how it can allow us to revisit our past and make peace with the things we left behind.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2017

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