Synopsis
In a crowded nightclub a mysterious looking woman sits alone at a table sipping from an empty glass. Her movements are mechanical. She is a robot incognito. Her name is Grace. Conspiring near a wall, a group of young partygoers coax a member of their party, a young man named Rudy, into speaking with the unusual woman sitting alone. In an attempt to amuse his friends Rudy approaches Grace and begins a conversation. The conversation quickly becomes personal as Rudy discovers her primary function, to represent humanity based on a generalization created from all social media and wireless communications. To verify her calculations Grace needs to participate in an unprepared conversation with a wireless communicator, after which she will be shot into space as the immortal spokesperson of humanity. Rudy is put on trial for the superficiality of his times. To defend himself he must first prove to himself that Grace is wrong. Grace is more informative than inquisitive. She draws Rudy into a conversation by explaining the history of the Romantic Sciences, a field in which she is both an expert and a product. Her stories are focused on lectures and performances given by various Romantic Scientists as she explains their theories and the trajectory of their careers. While highlighting such topics as time-travel, multiple dimensions, the colonization of other planets and human waste disposal she is able to address ideas such as truth vs. facts, the real vs. the imagined, and what it means to be human.
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Director
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Cory McAbee
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Producer
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Daryle Conners,
Richard Cole,
Steve Holmgren,
Cory McAbee
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Screenwriter
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Cory McAbee
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Genre
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Comedy,
Fantasy,
Musical
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Original Language
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English
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