I am not a robot (2022)
March 22, 2025 7:51 PM - Subscribe
I'm Not a Robot (Dutch: Ik ben geen robot) is a 2023 Dutch-language short science fiction drama film written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam. It stars Ellen Parren as a woman who plunges into a strange new reality after she fails a series of CAPTCHA tests.
An international co-production between Belgium and the Netherlands, I'm Not a Robot had its world premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival on 23 September 2023, and was made available for streaming via the YouTube channel of The New Yorker on 15 November 2024. It won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2025, becoming the first Dutch short film to do so.
An international co-production between Belgium and the Netherlands, I'm Not a Robot had its world premiere at the Netherlands Film Festival on 23 September 2023, and was made available for streaming via the YouTube channel of The New Yorker on 15 November 2024. It won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2025, becoming the first Dutch short film to do so.
I also saw it as part of an Oscar Shorts program. All of the shorts were very depressing, and this one injected a little levity at least at the start.
posted by cocoagirl at 8:01 AM on March 23 [1 favorite]
posted by cocoagirl at 8:01 AM on March 23 [1 favorite]
The New Yorker's YouTube Channel has a playlist called "The Screening Room," which is where I watched "I'm Not a Robot."
At first I related to the annoyance of Captcha and the amusing idea of someone not being able to get past the Captcha because they actually might be a robot. But as Lara begins to seek answers - and get them, her rage and despair clicked with me.
posted by bunderful at 8:05 AM on March 23 [3 favorites]
At first I related to the annoyance of Captcha and the amusing idea of someone not being able to get past the Captcha because they actually might be a robot. But as Lara begins to seek answers - and get them, her rage and despair clicked with me.
posted by bunderful at 8:05 AM on March 23 [3 favorites]
I bumped into this about a month or so ago on YouTube, and really loved it.
posted by Thorzdad at 4:46 AM on March 24 [1 favorite]
posted by Thorzdad at 4:46 AM on March 24 [1 favorite]
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posted by rmd1023 at 6:50 AM on March 23 [1 favorite]