Robotopia

Adam 2.0

October 2020 •English

Two friends take a high tech risk for the chance to talk to their best friend one more time.

Zero Patience

September 1993 •English

The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".

Parabellum

January 2023 •French

As A Joke

August 2024 •English

Owen is trying to circumnavigate the safety parameters of a smart home device when he’s trying to dispose of a corpse.

Lady Battle Cop

November 1990 •Japanese

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a seemingly unstoppable cyborg.

Someone Dies!

June 2024 •English

When his daughter is threatened by potential kidnappers, a deadbeat detective sets out to investigate a cryptic note that sends him spiraling down a rabbit hole of time and consequence.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1

July 1998 •English

Shorts, Volume 1 is a compilation release featuring seven popular shorts from Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was originally released on VHS by Rhino Entertainment in July 1998; it was later re-released on DVD as part of the Volume 2 set from Rhino and its re-issue, Volume II from Shout! Factory. The featured shorts are: The Home Economics Story (Episode #317), Junior Rodeo Daredevils (Episode #407), Body Care and Grooming Episode #510), Cheating (Episode #515), A Date with Your Family (Episode #602), Why Study Industrial Arts? (Episode #609} and The Chicken of Tomorrow (Episode #702).

Raindog

July 2024 •English

Two computer programmers developing a weather forecasting AI are unnerved to discover their creation is far more powerful than they'd imagined.

Digital Man

September 1995 •English

An out-of-control robot is inadvertently set loose in a small community, and a crack squad of soldiers are sent to hunt it down. Gradually, the members of the squad begin to suspect that some of them are robots.

Ghosts with Shit Jobs

May 2012 •English

In 2040, a generation of Torontonians have grown up after the economic collapse of the west. The movie consists of episodes of a documentary series popular in mainland China about the bad jobs some white people have -- the plucky and resilient souls unlucky enough to be born into the slums of North America are both amusing and moving to the Chinese audience. Oscar is a digital janitor, and has to manually cover up logos for copyright reasons in the future's answer to Google StreetView maps. Gary and Karen assemble robot baby dolls for the children of the wealthy in Asia. Anton and Toph are spider silk collectors. Serina is human spam and makes a living by mentioning brands and products in casual conversation.

Menno's Mind

December 1997 •English

Menno is a computer programmer at The Resort, an enormous funhouse where people can live out their fantasies in virtual reality. Feeding their personal data into a software program called The System, head of security Felix Medina is setting up a big voting fraud, in order to win the presidential elections. His only concern is a group of terrorists, rebelling against his plans. As an ex-colleague of their leader, Menno is forced to help them.

Robowar

January 1988 •Italian

A group of commandos heads into the jungles of Venezuela on a highly classified mission and encounters a robotic killing machine.

Twisted Pair

October 2018 •English

Identical twin brothers become hybrid A.I (artificial intelligence) entities, yet torn in different directions to achieve justice for humanity.

Iron Soldier

June 2010 •English

Scientists have created a robot that promises to be a powerful weapon for the U.S. Military. However, a group of renegades break into the base in an attempt to steal the metal soldier.

Tweed

September 2024 •English

When four friends set out on a camping trip, they come across a mysterious tunnel, which leads to unexpected consequences.

JUNG_E

January 2023 •Korean

On an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.

Spark

July 2015 •English

A robot from the future travels back in time to 1983 in order to kill the young boy who will grow up to invent the Internet.

Jari Jemari

June 2024 •English

In a dystopian world where humans with blue fingers are hunted for their power of invisibility, a 16 year old ordinary girl must protect her younger sister, who carries the same genetic trait, after witnessing their mother’s capture, navigating a perilous journey to keep their family from being torn apart.

ODYSSEY

August 2023 •English

A short inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

In The Flesh

Invalid date •English

A depressed tech worker begins experimenting with AI after his girlfriend leaves him for a politician.