Vo

France
2021
Documentary
20 min.

 

Director | Nicolas Gourault
Script | Nicolas Gourault
Directors of photography | Nicolas Gourault, Alan Guichaoua
Editing 
| Félix Rehm
Sound | Arno Ledoux
Producer | Luc-Jérôme Bailleul
Production companies | Le Fresnoy, Studio national

 

A deadly accident between a self-driving car and a pedestrian sets off an investigation about the role of human workers in the training of driverless cars. Testimonies from vehicle operators guide us through a night shift where the landscape merges with data from the car’s sensors.

 

About the director:

Nicolas Gourault is a french artist and filmmaker trained in contemporary art schools but also in visual studies. His work is imbued with this double training and aims at linking visual issues with political concerns by means of a documentary critique of new media.