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 session will end with an opportunity for audience members to ask questions about how Becker and Tremper produced this remarkable new documentary.
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is now playing in theaters.
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A recording of this Spotlight will be posted to Sundance Collab and all registered attendees will receive an email with a link to view the recording at no cost.
