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epistle
machine j
UNCOMFORTABLE FUTURES.
HUMAN STORIES. SYNTHETIC WORLDS.
a film by epistle machine j
SERUG 99
WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS DO…
CAN COST YOU.
In a world ruled by a watchful authority, deviance isn't just dangerous. It's contagious.
A dystopian science-fiction short exploring conformity, surveillance, bodily autonomy, and the human cost of a society built on obedience. One man's desperate flight exposes the machinery beneath a carefully maintained order.
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SERUG 99 named a Future Reality finalist.
One of 68 finalists chosen from 1,762 submissions for the inaugural Future Reality AI Film Festival.
The festival takes place October 25, 2026 at Village East by Angelika in New York City. Winners and the films receiving individual theatrical screenings will be announced at the event.
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Three glimpses inside the world of SERUG 99.
THE FUTURE ISN'T COMING.
IT'S ALREADY WATCHING.
epistle
machine j
Genre cinema from the other side of the machine.
epistle machine j creates speculative worlds where identity, power, and technology collide. Working across film and emerging image-making tools, the work explores the uneasy territory between human intention and synthetic systems.
SERUG 99 brings those concerns into a vision of surveillance, conformity, and the cost of dissent.
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