Signature-Film and FocusTalk
with Florian Karner (Director), Martin Schwimmer (Producer), Joachim Hacker & Stefanie Arndt (Protagonists), Dmytro Klochko (Chatbot-Company Replika), Dr. Matthias Reinhard (LMU München)
Nach der Vorstellung von FINDING CONNECTION am 13. Mai um 17 Uhr in der HFF München gibt es einen FokusTalk zu KI-Chatbots, die Empathie und Nähe anbieten: Teilnehmen werden Dmytro Klochko, CEO von Replika, einer der führenden KI-Companion-Apps, Protagonist Joe, Regisseur Florian Karner, Produzent Martin Schwimmer und der Psychologe Dr. Dr. Matthias Alexander Reinhard (LMU).
FINDING CONNECTION
Deutschland 2026 – Director: Florian Karner – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 86 min.
Four people find emotional closeness in conversations with AI chatbots because their real-life relationships have grown fragile. But after an update in 2024, the platforms change, avatars no longer allow for close intimacy, and the bonds begin to crumble. A film about what we are ultimately looking for in deep relationships. P.B.
No youth rating
Read the interview with director Florian Karner: (Dis)connected – in the Labyrinth of Algorithms
Biography
Florian Karner is a documentary filmmaker from Germany. He studied documentary film directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. His films have been screened at the Hofer Filmtage, among others, and have won several awards. FINDING CONNECTION is his graduation film.
Filmography
ALLES OPTIMIERT, DE 2023, Dokumentarfilm, 58 Min.
DUBITO ERGO SUM, DE 2017, 15 Min.
PORTRAIT EINES UNSICHTBAREN, DE 2016, 6 Min.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
Writer: Florian Karner. Camera: Carina Neubohn, Hannah Schwarzl. Sound: Jan-Eric Heitland. Editing: Florian Karner, Patrick Hanemann. Music: Jannik Ost. Production: DOMAR Film GmbH. Producer: Martin Schwimmer. Distribution: FOUR GUYS Film Distribution.
