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Empty Rider
© Lawrence Lek and Sadie Coles HQ, London
Synopsis
Lawrence Lek directs an animated court drama where the defendant is a driverless car accused of kidnapping its own creator. Setting the premise for the artist to address themes like accountability, agency, the (already happening) use of AI in the justice system, and the future of class struggle.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025
https://www.lawrencelek.com/works/empty-rider
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 15 min 20 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
- Lawrence Lek
- Producer
- Lawrence Lek
- Editor
- Lawrence Lek
- Screenwriter
- Lawrence Lek
- Director of Photography
- Eduard Morocho-Baias
- Production Designer
- Lawrence Lek
- Sound
- Barnaby Templer; Audio Post-Production: Fonic
- Music
- Lawrence Lek
- Presented by Farsight
- A co-production of the Fonds cantonal d'art contemporain de Genève (FCAC) and of the Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève for the Mire program and BIM’24, supported by Fonds d'art
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 10th January 2025
