2023

MIND 2

Single-channel video, 09:33 min

Content warning: While this piece is science fiction, it contains depictions of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

MIND 2 follows a memory editor at MIND, an ambitious startup committed to making the world happier. Drawn to the company by its inspiring mission statement, she aspires to ascend the ranks and make a meaningful impact. However, when assigned the task of editing a memory involving a bar fight, she faces a moral dilemma. The customer desires the removal of moments where they are subjected to violence but wants to retain the instances where they themselves engage in violent behavior. As she navigates the ethical implications of her work, she confronts the harsh reality that fulfilling the company's mission is far more complex than it initially appeared.

MIND 2 is the second part of the MIND still image film trilogy.

Clip from MIND 2, 2023

AI-generated still of a silhouetted fist against golden light with spray particles, subtitled text reads I feel nothing except hot anger
AI-generated still of a futuristic open-plan office with tech equipment, subtitled text reads I thought this would be the start of something big
AI-generated still of a figure standing in an industrial space with large windows and screens, subtitled text reads I wanted to be at the helm of our mission of making the world happier
AI-generated still of a screen displaying a grid of memory thumbnails, subtitled text reads I've edited memories of a child getting bullied in school
AI-generated still of a person from behind viewing memory editing software showing a bar scene, subtitled text reads But this memory is different
AI-generated still of a blurred bar scene with two figures in motion and neon lights, subtitled text reads It feels like I'm distorting the memory
AI-generated still of a bar with a glitchy ghostly silhouette and a person standing at the counter, subtitled text reads Have I just perpetuated the customer's need for violence