FINDING CONNECTION

Florian Karner’s graduation film at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg explores the intimate world of four people who turn to AI chatbots for companionship, confidants and even saviours, revealing how our longing for connection blurs the line between humans and machines. The conversations between the protagonists and their AI reveal the depth and complexity of their relationship and show how helpful this loving support can be, whether it aims to restructure everyday life and make it more meaningful, or to reflect on unpleasant habits and change them for the better.

FINDING CONNECTION was the winner of the D-Facto Motion Works-In-Progress Prize at the 2025 edition of DOK Preview Germany.