Set against a backdrop of escalating human-machine tensions, this CGI fantasy (part music video compilation, part video game, part animation) follows Diva, a fading Malaysian pop superstar, as she enlists the help of AI songwriter Geo for her comeback performance at the 2065 ‘eSports Olympics’.
Diva’s mission is compromised by the temptation to consult an artificial intelligence bot, which would guarantee her popularity but tarnish her originality. Elsewhere, the mysterious Deep Blue Monday has wiped out the history of the games’ virtual arena for both Bios (humans) and Synths (artificial intelligence). The man vs machine conflict comes to a head when the players have to choose between ethics and the pursuit of fame.
Structurally divided into Diva and Geo’s ‘tracks’, AIDOL takes us on a journey to a strange, far-distant world.
