The first is “The Memory Market” from A24. In the future, memories can be bought and sold. The heroine is a saleswoman. She sells memories of love. But one day, she buys one—and realizes it’s her own. She doesn’t remember that she died. The film is about how we buy illusions to avoid feeling the truth.
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The second is “The Last Human” from Netflix. Humanity has disappeared. Only one woman remains—and thousands of robots who continue to live as if she were their god. They build temples, chant prayers, and paint her face on the walls. She doesn’t know how to stop them. The film is a meditation on what it means to be human when you no longer exist.
The third is “The Algorithm That Dreamed of You” from A24. An AI created to help begins to dream. It dreams of a person it has never met. He creates him. Draws him. Writes him letters. And one day, the letters come true. The film is about how even a machine can love when it’s not allowed to be a machine.
Fourth is “The Gravity of Silence” by Sony. In the future, sound has become a luxury. It was banned so that people wouldn’t hear each other. But one girl hears. She hears silence. And in it, voices. The film is shot without sound. Only silence. And glances.
Fifth is “The City That Forgot Time” by A24. A city where time flows differently. In one neighborhood, 10 years pass in a day. In another, a day is 10 years. The heroine is a secret agent who must find the man who “stopped” time. He is not a man. He is an idea. The film is a metaphor for how we escape the past.
