''Artificial Immortality'', stylized as ''A.rtificial I.mmortality'', is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Ann Shin Ann Shin is a filmmaker and writer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Early life Shin was born in London, Ontario to parents Sue Shin (née Kim) and Albert Shin. Her mother was born in South Korea, moved to Canada, and worked as a registered n ...

and released in 2021. The film explores advances in

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...

, focusing in particular on various efforts to use technological advances in the field to cheat death and achieve a version of immortality. People appearing in the film include

Nick Bostrom Nick Bostrom ( ; sv, Niklas Boström ; born 10 March 1973) is a Swedish-born philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, and the rev ...

Hiroshi Ishiguro Hiroshi Ishiguro (石黒浩 ''Ishiguro Hiroshi'') is director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, part of the Department of Systems Innovation in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University, Japan. A notable development of ...

Douglas Rushkoff Douglas Mark Rushkoff (born February 18, 1961) is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, and documentarian. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture and his advocacy of open sourc ...

, Ben Goertzel and

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra (; ; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternati ...

. The film premiered on April 29, 2021, as the opening film of the

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

.Etan Vlessing
"Virtual Hot Docs Fest to Open with ‘Artificial Immortality’"
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The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'', March 23, 2021.

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* 2021 films 2021 documentary films Canadian documentary films Documentary films about technology 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-documentary-film-stub