More Human Than Human
More Human Than Human explores what it means to live in the age of intelligent machines. In this personal, playful and at times dramatic quest, the filmmaker finds out how much of his creativity and human values are at stake as he builds his own robot to replace himself as a filmmaker. More than just an exposé on the pros and cons of new technology, the filmmaker’s journey takes him to the world’s leading AI experts and robot pioneers confronting them with existential questions such as: will AI, infinitely smarter, interconnected and possibly self-aware, render humanity obsolete?
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More Human Than Human
More Human Than Human is a documentary by Tommy Pallotta that explores what it means to create, think, and exist in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent machines.
Structured as a personal journey, the film follows Pallotta as he attempts to build a robot capable of replacing him as a filmmaker. What begins as an experiment in automation becomes something more unstable, a confrontation with authorship, creativity, and the possibility that these qualities are not exclusively human. The process unfolds with a mix of curiosity, humor, and unease, as the line between tool and replacement begins to blur.
Along the way, the film moves through conversations with leading AI researchers and roboticists, situating this personal experiment within a broader technological landscape. These encounters open onto larger questions. If machines can generate, decide, and adapt, what remains distinctly human? What is lost, and what is transformed, when creativity becomes something that can be simulated or reproduced?
The film screened internationally at major festivals including SXSW, CPH:DOX, and DOC NYC, positioning it within a global conversation around AI, media, and the future of creative practice.
Rather than offering a definitive answer, More Human Than Human holds these tensions in place. It is less a warning or endorsement than an observation of a shifting condition, where intelligence is no longer singular, and where the future of human agency is entangled with the systems we build.
