Can something artificial still be real?

The Synthetic Sincerity Lab based at the University of Southern England are trying to create authentic AI characters as part of a new research project. The head of the lab, Professor Song, licenses the films of Marc Isaacs’ to better understand what his AI characters are lacking and, in turn, agrees the Filmmaker can document their working process.

Blending documentary with fiction, Synthetic Sincerity uses humor and innovative narrative techniques to form a reflection on what is happening to the human face in the era of AI and what this might mean for the future of cinema.

Director: David Charap