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De Facto 36

A fractured loop through time and memory, De Facto 36 stages a collision between digital immortality and temporal surveillance — where AI, human identity, and the uncanny blur in a temporal feedback glitch.

Set in a near-future where consciousness preservation has become possible, De Facto 36 explores the ethics and aesthetics of memory as digital artefact. When an experiment to render memory eternal is set to begin, an unseen entity from a distant future intervenes — triggering a surreal cascade across timelines, technologies, and selves.

De Facto explores concepts of the self, technology, digital immortality and artificial intelligence with visions of the real and the surreal.

  • John Vincent
    Director
  • John Vincent
    Writer
  • Myriam Mégharbi
    Writer
  • John Vincent
    Producer
  • Myriam Mégharbi
    Key Cast
  • Mark Ozzo
    Key Cast
  • Luke Dash
    Digital 3D Models
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Sci Fi, Surrealism, visual art
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Electric Medway Festival
    Chatham
    United Kingdom
    October 24, 2024
    UK
Director Biography - John Vincent

John Vincent is an artist and film maker based in Letchworth Garden City, England.

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Director Statement

De Facto explores concepts of the self, technology, digital immortality and artificial intelligence through visions of the real and the surreal.

This film was inspired by discussions of uploading consciousness to a digital environment and separating mind from body to preserve an individuals essence, with questions around who would wish to create such a device and who would have access to such technology, and is it really possible to transfer your being to a machine. Questions about AI are present here too, would it be a help or hinderance and has the protagonist built in a fail safe for potential errors?