Eternal You

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Eternal You

2024

1h 27m

Documentary

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What if you never had to say goodbye to a loved one? What if death and grief were concerns of the past? Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck pose these questions and more while examining one of the latest major breakthroughs in AI technology -- open language models that enable realistic conversations with virtual reality avatars built using characteristics of the deceased. In essence, bringing the dead to digital life. Through interviews with end-users, tech experts, journalists, programmers and psychologists, a broad and analytical account unfolds to reveal the far-reaching and often disturbing implications of this new technology. "A sprawling portrait of the emerging business that is digital afterlife technology," (Rolling Stone), ETERNAL YOU both glimpses what the future of death in capitalism holds and examines what the human costs might be.

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A sober, thought-provoking documentary, Eternal You examines the emotional peril of AI-driven grief technology with empathy, balance, and a clear-eyed skepticism.

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Dominic Lees

Sight & Sound

Dec 22

The film could give more weight to those who deem AI tools a hindrance to coping with bereavement, but it’s an elegantly paced and sensitive exposé of a cynical attempt to build yet another income stream for Big Tech.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/11/2025

This is a really creepy movie... Really eye-opening.

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

01/24/2025

In a wide-ranging and somewhat rambling manner, it is about humans’ desperation to find meaning in life wherever they can, and how companies are rushing to fill that gap and inspire almost religious devotion, even in the professionals making the tools.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

01/28/2025

9/10

Eternal You is an excellent documentary because it engages you along the way, and you’re constantly wrestling with the issue long after the credits roll.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

01/24/2025

4/5

... invite audiences to hear two-sides of a complex issue that meets at the crossroads of science, ethics, morality, and faith as business owners, users, and various experts examine the current state of A.I. use to prolong someone’s life ...

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@dsousa77 Feb 15

When you read the synopsis, your first thought is that it sounds stupid. Then you watch it — and what begins as stupidity slowly blends into something eerie and emotionally striking. Suddenly, it’s no longer stupid at all. It becomes something real, a strange reflection on how people cope with pain in their own unique ways

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What if you never had to say goodbye to a loved one? What if death and grief were concerns of the past? Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck pose these questions and more while examining one of the latest major breakthroughs in AI technology -- open language models that enable realistic conversations with virtual reality avatars built using characteristics of the deceased. In essence, bringing the dead to digital life. Through interviews with end-users, tech experts, journalists, programmers and psychologists, a broad and analytical account unfolds to reveal the far-reaching and often disturbing implications of this new technology. "A sprawling portrait of the emerging business that is digital afterlife technology," (Rolling Stone), ETERNAL YOU both glimpses what the future of death in capitalism holds and examines what the human costs might be.

Director: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck
Producer: Christian Beetz, Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2025
Runtime: 1h 27m

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