March 27-April 2 The Downer Theatre

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

DCP Documentary
PG-13 2026 Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell 104m

Showtimes

Monday, March 30, 2026
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7:00PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

7:00PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

7:00PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Thursday, April 2, 2026

7:00PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Description

Director and father-to-be, Daniel Roher (MFF22 alum and audience award winner, NAVALNY, which later went on to be Academy Award-winning), tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at stake if we get it wrong.


Year
2026
Length
104 minutes
Language
English
Rating
PG-13
Country
United States
Directors
Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
Producers
Daniel Kwan, Jonathan Wang, Shane Boris, Diane Becker, Ted Tremper
Cinematographer
Jenni Morello, Lowell A. Meyer
Editor
Davis Coombe, Daysha Broadway
Composer
Marius de Vries, Matt Robertson

The Pitch

the specificity of Roher’s story becomes universal when you realize that we all have to navigate the peaks and valleys of our own lives while also finding a way to think about the definitive topic of our era.

Indiewire Christian Zilko