Artificial Immortality

Artificial Immortality, stylized as A.rtificial I.mmortality, is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ann Shin and released in 2021.^[1] The film explores advances in artificial intelligence, focusing in particular on various efforts to use technological advances in the field to cheat death and achieve a version of immortality.^[2]

Artificial Immortality
Directed by	Ann Shin
Written by	Erica Leendertse Julia Nunes Ann Shin
Produced by	Erica Leendertse Hannah Donegan Ann Shin
Cinematography	Stephen Chung Iris Ng
Edited by	Shannon Kennedy Stephen Taylor
Music by	Todor Kobakov
Production company	Fathom Film Group
Release date	April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29) (Hot Docs)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

People appearing in the film include Nick Bostrom, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Douglas Rushkoff, Ben Goertzel and Deepak Chopra.^[3]

The film premiered on April 29, 2021, as the opening film of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Directors Guild of Canada	2021	Best Picture Editing, Documentary	Stephen Taylor	Nominated
Canadian Screen Music Awards	2022	Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film	Todor Kobakov	Won	[5]
Canadian Screen Awards	2023	Best Documentary Program		Nominated	[6]
		Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series	Iris Ng, Stephen Chung	Nominated
		Best Original Music in a Television Documentary	Todor Kobakov	Nominated