I’m Not a Robot is a 2023 Dutch-language short science fiction film written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam. The film follows Lara, who after a series of failed CAPTCHA tests plunges into a strange new reality. The film had its world premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival last year in the Golden Calf Competition.
Recently, the film was nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
The film involves Lara Vermeulen, a Dutch music producer, is listening to a cover of Radiohead‘s “Creep” at work when a system update forces her to restart her laptop. The update presents her with a series of CAPTCHA tests, which she repeatedly fails despite inputting the correct answers. Frustrated, she calls tech support. The voice on the other end suggests that Lara can’t get through because she is a robot, adding, “You wouldn’t be the first to find out this way.”
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