Films

When technology begins to reshape what it means to work, belong, grieve, and heal, the human cost can be difficult to predict. ReCAPTCHA brings together a collection of provocative shorts exploring the uneasy relationship between human experience and an increasingly technological world, from dark comedy and a speculative drama to unsettling horror.

Imprint (15 min) – In a near-future where knowledge can be traded for citizenship, a desperate mother buys an immigrant’s expertise to give her daughter a competitive edge – at a cost she never imagined.

We Were Here (11 min) – When machines begin taking over the jobs in their crumbling Indian town, three retired men refuse to go quietly.

Brujo (11 min) – Desperate to hear their daughter’s voice again, a grieving couple accepts an extraordinary offer.

Act Your Age (12 min) – Years after the cameras stopped rolling, a former child actor begins the difficult work of confronting what happened behind them.

Memento Mori  (16 min) – A content moderator is pushed to the brink as he confronts a relentless stream of violent imagery.