Perplexity

We see the liminal spaces of abandoned offices and adjacent corridors through the eyes of the one who is at home in them – a robotic vacuum cleaner. Its wanderings, punctuated by close-ups of materials or digital surfaces, provide an opportunity for borderline empathy with something that, like us, is looking for a way out. Meanwhile, electronic music, permeated by the fragile vocals of Václav Peloušek, embraces the office furniture in an almost redemptive gesture.“Perplexity asks its viewers to seek solidarity with a non-human person. … Utilizing a distinctive blend of animation techniques in Unity3D, coupled with AI style transfer, Perplexity boasts a unique visual style to mirror its premise. The film is a journey that traverses the non-human condition, as seen from a non-human perspective.”