Ex Machina

"There is nothing more human than the will to survive"

The shy programmer Caleb (Gleeson), who works for the world's largest internet company, wins a contest and gets to spend a week at the remote retreat of Nathan (Isaac), an eccentric, reclusive CEO. There, he becomes involved in a strange and fascinating experiment: he must subject the first true artificial intelligence — housed in the body of a stunning robot woman (Vikander) — to the Turing test. Caleb quickly gets entangled in a seductive, emotional bond with the machine, bringing him into direct conflict with Nathan. A stunning science fiction thriller featuring strong performances from the entire cast, and a brilliant, manipulative portrayal by Isaac.

A24/7
What do Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and Midsommar have in common? Not the cast, not the writers, not the cinematographers, and certainly not the directors… No, what these three films have in common is the production company/distributor A24. The American A24 is a true success story: film lovers cheer when they see the A24 logo in the opening credits. The company was founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, John Hodges, and David Fenkel, all of whom are under forty at the time. Initially, A24 only involved itself with the distribution of films. They pick up films that often struggle to find a large audience. Because the films are different, innovative, and because the creators take risks. In 2016, they turn a new page. For the first time in their still-young existence, they produce a film themselves. And again, it hits the mark, as the first film A24 invests in with its own money is Barry Jenkins’ later Oscar winner Moonlight.

In nearly 15 years of existence, A24 has produced or distributed around 150 films. 150 films without superheroes, cliché characters, or paper-thin plots, but with real, flesh-and-blood people and their own, unknown stories that deserve to be seen on the big screen again. That’s why this summer; A24/7 - a modest selection of seven titles from the rich A24 catalog.