Eternal You

In the organizer's words:

Screenings:

• Thu, June 20, 2024 - Wed, June 26, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.
• Sun, June 23, 2024 - Sun, June 23, 2024 at 3:00 pm
• Thu, June 27, 2024 - Wed, July 3, 2024 at 9:00 pm

• DE/US 2024
• 87 min
• Director: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck
• FSK: from 12 years
• Documentary: Original version with German voiceover and subtitles where applicable

A cinematic exploration of a deep human desire. What happens when the dream of immortality is turned into a product?

People from all over the world use services that use artificial intelligence to "bring the dead back to life". The film follows the pioneers and first users of a technology that aims to make death obsolete. Joshua chats day and night with the digital clone of his deceased first love and lets her take part in his everyday life. Christi just wants confirmation that her deceased best friend is doing well in heaven, but has a harrowing experience with his AI likeness. Jang Ji-Sung meets the VR clone of her deceased 7-year-old daughter. The inventors of the services deny any responsibility for the profound psychological consequences
of these experiences. Numerous competitors are hoping for a lucrative market as religious and collective forms of mourning lose relevance. Is this the beginning of the end of finitude?