Hiroshi Ishiguro, a Robotics professor is dedicated to making the world’s first fully autonomous, sentient android.

Narrated by his own creation Erica, this short film, set on the grounds of a Shinto temple, reflects on Shintoism’s belief that every object has an innate spiritual quality, drawing connections between animate and inanimate objects.

As robotics and AI technologies continue to evolve, what does it mean to be a human ?

Shown at Walker Arts Center & Philadelphia Museum of Arts.