Emma Allen address brusque film Santiago an “ animated ego - portrait”—not just of the creative person and performer herself , but of the human race itself . It starts with paradigm of the smallest water - dwelling organisms , moves on to mammalian , and then figure an endpoint , or perhaps a unexampled degree , that look unquestionably robotic .

This total piece run just over a minute long , and it ’s so visually dynamic ( despite literally unfolding across Allen ’s face ) that you ’ll want to watch it again , just to see how she does it .

[ Vimeo Staff Picks ]

Article image

EvolutionSci - FiSHORT FILM

Daily Newsletter

Get the good tech , science , and culture news in your inbox day by day .

tidings from the future , delivered to your present tense .

You May Also Like

Argentina’s President Javier Milei (left) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., holding a chainsaw in a photo posted to Kennedy’s X account on May 27. 2025.

William Duplessie

Starship Test 9

Lilo And Stitch 2025

CMF by Nothing Phone 2 Pro has an Essential Key that’s an AI button

Photo: Jae C. Hong

Doctor Who Omega

Roborock Saros Z70 Review

Argentina’s President Javier Milei (left) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., holding a chainsaw in a photo posted to Kennedy’s X account on May 27. 2025.

William Duplessie

Starship Test 9

Lilo And Stitch 2025

Roborock Saros Z70 Review

Polaroid Flip 09

Feno smart electric toothbrush

Govee Game Pixel Light 06