Sileo is an animated sci-fi short directed by Demeter Lorant and produced by Full Screen Films is now available to watch online for free. It has been screened at over 40 festivals all around the world winning multiple awards and nominations. The short explores timely themes like AI and identity: after years of factory work and gradual repairs and replacements, a robot realises he doesn’t want to lose his identity and embarks on a journey to find his creator, seeking answers to profound questions.
Demeter Lorant: “Sileo is a deeply personal project for me, one I’ve worked on solo for over three years. I’ve always been fascinated by the Ship of Theseus thought experiment and found it intriguing to explore this concept through the lens of a robot with artificial intelligence. The world of Sileo is quiet and desolate. The short film seeks to provoke thought by depicting a future that is both bleak and hopeful, where, even in humanity's absence, the remnants we left behind strive to reconnect with us.”
Sileo was screened at over 40 festivals all around the world including some legendary genre festivals like Curtas De Imaxinarió in Spain or Montevideo Fantástico in Uruguay. The short was nominated first best animated short at The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology in the USA, and took home best animated short awards from The New York Science Fiction Film Festival and The Budapest Independent Film Festival in 2024 among many others. Sileo was also screened at HungaroCon, Hungary’s biggest ComicCon style event. Finally now the short is available to watch online for free on youtube.
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