Spotlights feature conversations with high-profile film and television industry professionals who share helpful advice and insights on their career experiences and creative processes.

Join Sundance Collab for this special conversation with producers Diane Becker and Ted Tremper on their timely and provocative documentary, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. Co-directed by Daniel Roher (Navalny) and Charlie Tyrell (My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes), the film follows a father-to-be on a quest to understand the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. From the existential risks to the stunning creative possibilities, the documentary serves as both a wake-up call and a humanistic exploration of the technology that may define our future.

In this hour-long online conversation for directors and producers, we’ll dive deep into the unique production challenges of capturing a subject that changes by the hour. Tremper and Becker will discuss their "handmade" approach to a digital-centric topic and the Herculean task of securing interviews with the world’s leading tech CEOs. We’ll examine finding your creative vision, maintaining editorial independence with high-stakes documentary participants, and the ethics of AI in filmmaking.

The event ends with a Q&A session with those who attended the session live. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and began its theatrical run in spring 2026.