Documented Screening Program: About a Hero followed by a pre-recorded Q&A.

After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death. But Herzog, our narrator, is not who he seems, and the film is not what we expect…

About a Hero is an adaptation of a script written by an AI trained on Herzog’s body of work – a cheekily ambitious move made by director Piotr Winiewicz and his film team in response to Herzog’s claim that, “a computer will not make a film as good as mine in 4,500 years.”

Opening the prestigious 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), and co-starring Vicky Krieps and Stephen Fry, the documentary is ironically self-reflexive. As the mystery unfolds, director Piotr Winiewicz intertwines the narrative with a series of ‘real’ interviews with artists, philosophers and scientists reflecting on the notion of originality, authenticity, immortality and soul in the age of AI.

This Victorian premiere screening will feature a pre-recorded Q&A with director Piotr Winiewicz.

Ticketing information: Tickets are $14 for AIDC delegates and are available to purchase via the ACMI website or in-person at the ACMI ticket desk.

 

Image credit: About a Hero (Film Constellation, 2024)

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