Year
2026
Length
1h44m
Language
English
The AI Doc : Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
Told through the perspective of filmmaker Daniel Roher as he prepares to become a father, the film investigates the existential threats and potential promises of artificial intelligence. Roher conducts interviews with leading experts in the field to understand the world his child will inherit, balancing anxiety with "apocaloptimism".
In the presence of Ted Tremper.
Director
Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
Director of photography
Jenni Morello
Production
Jonathan Wang, Diane Becker, Shane Boris
Cast
Daniel Roher, Deborah Raji, Cotra Ajeya, David Evan Harris
Composer
Marius De Vries, Matt Robertson
Screenwriter
Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
Genre
Dramatic comedy
Country
Canada
Type
Feature film
Category
Documentary
Subtitle
English
21 August 19:15 to 20:59
Théâtre de Lac-Brome
Daniel Roher
Daniel Roher is a Canadian documentary film director from Toronto, Ontario.
He is most noted for his 2019 film Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, which was the opening film of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and his 2022 film Navalny, about the Russian opposition leader, lawyer, anti-corruption activist, and political prisoner Alexei Navalny, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Charlie Tyrell
Charlie Tyrell is a Canadian filmmaker whose work has screened at major international festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and the Toronto International Film Festival. His films have been featured by The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vimeo Staff Picks, and the CBC.
His debut feature, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, premiered at Sundance in 2026 and received a nationwide theatrical release from Focus Features.
Previously, Tyrell directed the Academy Award–shortlisted My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes, winner of both a Canadian Screen Awards and a Cinema Eye Honors award. His follow-up film, Broken Orchestra, also premiered at Sundance. He later served as Director of Visual Segments on Amanda Mustard’s HBO documentary Great Photo, Lovely Life.
He lives in Toronto with his wife and son and has taken an oath not to eat another hot dog until the Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series.