Persuasion Machines VR
Enter a smart living room that asks the question: are we in control of these machines or are they in control of us? The filmmakers use mixed reality and surveillance technologies to bring to life the invisible world of data. Audiences experience how smart devices harvest data from our devices and how this data is then used to control us and persuade us… with the help of special guest will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.
DIRECTED BY
Karim Amer
Guvenc Ozel
PRODUCED BY
Sarah E. Johnson
Jehane Noujaim
Danielle Oexmann
Daria Scoccimarro
Elizabeth Woodward
MUSIC BY
Gil Talmi
FILM EDITING BY
Daniel Claridge
WRITING CREDITS (in alphabetical order)
Karim Amer
Daniel Claridge
Bits Sola
PRODUCED BY
Sarah E. Johnson
Jehane Noujaim
Danielle Oexmann
Daria Scoccimarro
Elizabeth Woodward
ADDITIONAL CREW
Benjamin Ennemoser
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Madia Hill Scott
VISUAL EFFECTS BY
Tyson Phillips
ANIMATION DEPARTMENT
Patrick Cederberg
Matthew Hornick
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