''Eno'' is a 2024

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produced and directed by

Gary Hustwit Gary Hustwit is an American independent filmmaker and photographer. He is best known for his design documentaries, which examine the impact of trends in graphic design, typography, industrial design, architecture, and urban planning. He told '' ...

. It premiered at the

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on January 18, 2024. The film uses a computer program to select footage and edit the film so that a different version is shown each time it is screened. The film draws from 30 hours of interviews with

Brian Eno Brian Peter George Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Eno (, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambien ...

and 500 hours of footage from Eno’s archive. Alongside Hustwit, artist Brendan Dawes designed the ''Brain One'' software (an anagram of Brian Eno), the generative technology which powers the film. For live screenings of the film, Swedish technology company Teenage Engineering designed ''B-1'', a hardware version of the generative software. In July 2024, ''

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'' estimated that 52 quintillion versions of the film could be generated by ''Brain One''.

Reception

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of ''Variety'' wrote that "the film conjures a wholehearted and accessible experience within an experimental veneer." David Fear of ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

'' described it as "a singular experience, impossible to replicate and uninterested in being definitive on anything, much like the gent at the center of it all."

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* {{2020s-documentary-film-stub 2024 documentary films 2024 films American musical documentary films British musical documentary films 2020s English-language films English-language documentary films Brian Eno 2020s American films 2020s British films Films directed by Gary Hustwit