Their Eyes

Their Eyes
France
2025
Documentary
23 min.

Director | Nicolas Gourault
Script | Nicolas Gourault
Director of photography | Yvon, Oliver, Jonel
Editing | Lucas Azémar, Félix Rehm, Nicolas Gourault
Animator |
Nicolas Gourault
Sound designer | Etienne André
Main cast |
Oliver, Jonel, Yvon, Yonaille, Elvina, Nancy
Producers | Yannick Beauquis & Quentin Brayer
Production company | Don Quichotte Films

How does a machine learn to read the world? Testimonies and screen recordings introduce the experience of online micro-workers from the Global South: their job is to teach the AI of self-driving cars to navigate the streets of the Global North.

 

About the director: 

Nicolas Gourault is an artist and filmmaker based in Paris (FR) with a background in visual arts and visual studies. He has worked with Forensic Architecture before graduating from Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts. His work navigates between online open-source investigations and the critical use of new media as documentary tools.