Sunspring (2016)

Sunspring (2016) poster

Sunspring is a short film about three people living in a weird future, possibly on a space station, probably in a love triangle. You know it's the future because H (played with neurotic gravity by Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch) is wearing a shiny gold jacket, H2 (Elisabeth Gray) is playing with computers, and C (Humphrey Ker) announces that he has to "go to the skull" before sticking his face into a bunch of green lights. It sounds like your typical sci-fi B-movie, complete with an incoherent plot. Except Sunspring isn't the product of Hollywood hacks—it was written entirely by an AI. To be specific, it was authored by a recurrent neural network called long short-term memory, or LSTM for short. At least, that's what we'd call it. The AI named itself Benjamin.

Director: Oscar Sharp
Genre: Science Fiction
Runtime: 9 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Music: Andrew Orkin
Cinematography: Yuki Noguchi
Editing: Taylor Gianotas
Production: End Cue
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Oscar Sharp
More Films in Genre: Science Fiction

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sunspring about?
Sunspring is a short film about three people living in a weird future, possibly on a space station, probably in a love triangle. You know it's the future because H (played with neurotic gravity by Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch) is wearing a shiny gold jacket, H2 (Elisabeth Gray) is playing with computers, and C (Humphrey Ker) announces that he has to "go to the skull" before sticking his face into a bunch of green lights. It sounds like your typical sci-fi B-movie, complete with an incoherent plot. Except Sunspring isn't the product of Hollywood hacks—it was written entirely by an AI. To be specific, it was authored by a recurrent neural network called long short-term memory, or LSTM for short. At least, that's what we'd call it. The AI named itself Benjamin.
Who directed Sunspring?
Sunspring was directed by Oscar Sharp.
Who stars in Sunspring?
Sunspring stars Thomas Middleditch, Humphrey Ker, Elisabeth Gray.
How long is Sunspring?
Sunspring has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
What genre is Sunspring?
Sunspring is a Science Fiction film.
Where was Sunspring produced?
Sunspring was produced in United States of America.