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Ballad of Tita and the Machines (The)

Country: United States, Language: Spanish, English, 14 mins

  • Director: Miguel Angel Caballero
  • Writer: Luis Antonio Aldana, Miguel Angel Caballero
  • Producer: Constanza Castro, Domenica Castro, Elli Legerski, Evelyn Angelica Martinez, Rishi Rajani, Helena Sardinha, Rafael Thomaseto

CGiii Comment

No complaints here.

Fantastic imagination. Brilliant production values.

Talent on both sides of the screen.


Watch...

The Ballad of Tita and the Machines from 271 Films on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

In a near future where Artificial Intelligence in the workforce is a societal norm, Tita, an injured and elderly fieldworker, reluctantly hires an Artificial Intelligent Humanoid substitute worker to fill in for her picking strawberries and unexpectedly attracts the curiosity of the creators of this technology when their AI workers are unable to do her back-breaking work.

Cast & Characters

Laura Patalano (as Tita)
Luis Antonio Aldana (as Casey)
Nico Greetham (as Bob AI)
Juan Alfonso (as Don Roberto)
Joan Almedilla (as Jean)
Kiara Beltran (as Petra AI)
Rafael Cobos Delgado (as Gerardo)
Christian Jaime Garcia (as Rene AI)
Rocío López (as Gabby)
Geoffrey Rivas (as Joe)
Elia Saldana (as Marta)
Arlene Santana (as Justine)
Cheryl Umana (as Lidia)