I'm Not a Robot (film) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids I'm Not a Robot
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Directed by	Victoria Warmerdam
Produced by	Henry Gillet Wim Goossens Trent
Written by	Victoria Warmerdam
Starring	Ellen Parren Henry van Loon Thekla Reuten Juliette van Ardenne Asma El Mouden
Music by	Merlijn Snitker
Cinematography	Martijn van Broekhuizen
Editing by	Michiel Boesveldt
Studio	OAK Motion Pictures
Distributed by	The New Yorker
Release date(s)	September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23) (Netherlands Film Festival)
Running time	22 minutes
Country	Belgium Netherlands
Language	Dutch

I'm Not a Robot (which means Ik ben geen robot in Dutch) is a short science fiction film from 2023. It was written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam. The movie is about a character named Lara. She starts to experience a strange new reality after failing many CAPTCHA tests. You know, those little puzzles that check if you're a human and not a robot!

The film first showed at the Netherlands Film Festival on September 23, 2023. It later won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. This was a big deal because it was the first Dutch short film to win this award!

Meet the Cast

Here are the main actors and the characters they play in the film:

• Ellen Parren as Lara
• Henry van Loon as Daniël
• Thekla Reuten as Pam
• Juliette van Ardenne as Collega
• Asma El Mouden as Saar
• Sophie Höppener as Sollicitant Billy
• Joep Vermolen as Klusjesman
• Sieger Sloot as Klantenservice medewerker

Film Premieres and Streaming

I'm Not a Robot first showed to the world at the Netherlands Film Festival on September 23, 2023. After that, it traveled to many film festivals around the globe.

• It was shown at the Flickerfest in Australia on January 23, 2024.
• The film had its California premiere at the Palm Springs International Short Fest on June 7, 2024.
• It also premiered in Canada at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on July 28, 2024.

You can watch the film online! It became available for streaming on November 15, 2024, on YouTube and The New Yorker website.

Awards and Recognition

I'm Not a Robot has won several important awards. Here are some of the awards the film received: