Meridian
The film is inspired by a real event that occurred in Washington, D.C. on 17 July 2017, where an automated security robot from the company Knightscope was found floating in a fountain at the building it patrolled. It had plunged into the water while on a routine patrol, spurring speculation about whether the machine had chosen to end its life or if this was just a glitch in an otherwise reliable new technology. Perhaps more interesting than the fate of the machine was the desire to see its death within a human context.
With
- Gail Walter (Human)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Calum Walter |
Cinematography | Calum Walter |
Editing | Calum Walter |
Music | Calum Walter |
Sound Design | Calum Walter |
Sound | Calum Walter |
Production Design | Calum Walter |
Casting | Calum Walter |
Production Manager | Calum Walter |
Producers | Zach Barner, Rose Dickson |
Calum Walter
Calum Walter, born in South Africa in 1985, studied film at the University of Colorado and later received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is an artist working in sound and moving image. He lives in Chicago and is a lecturer in the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Northwestern School of Communication. His films have screened at various film festivals.
Filmography
2013 Heights; 19 min. · Experiments in Buoyancy; 5 min. 2014 Relief; 5 min. 2015 Terrestrial; 10 min. 2016 Unknown Hours; 10 min. 2018 Meridian
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019