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‘About a Hero’ Review: An AI-Assisted Docu-Mystery That Won’t Give Werner Herzog Any Sleepless Nights

Most films want their audiences to suspend disbelief. “About a Hero” would prefer they keep it close at hand. “Viewers are advised to exercise caution in trusting its visual and auditory components,” runs an onscreen disclaimer near the beginning of Polish filmmaker Piotr Winiewicz’s irreverent exercise in AI-enabled storytelling — a knowingly contentious opening film […]

‘About a Hero’ Director on How His AI Docufiction About Werner Herzog Highlights the ‘Consequences of Misinformation’ as We Enter a New Trump Era

Director Piotr Winiewicz is very aware of the inflammatory potential of discussions about AI within the film community. Still, he hopes his IDFA-opening feature debut “About a Hero” will rise above the discourse to inspire much-needed conversation about the future of technology concerning artistic practices and creativity. “About a Hero” is a docufiction hybrid experiment […]

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