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Robotica

When a young woman begins to lose her work-life balance, she undergoes a physical transformation, jeopardizing her humanity in the relentless pursuit of productivity.

  • Isabella Ivos
    Director
    Rabbit, None The Wiser
  • Isabella Ivos
    Writer
    Rabbit, None The Wiser
  • Jessica DiMento
    Producer
    Middle Size Things, The Great War, King of The World, Selling Rabbits
  • Conor Schlosser
    Executive Producer
    Conor Schlosser is a producer who currently works in development and production at RadicalMedia, an award winning multi-disciplinary studio that creates some of the world’s most innovative content across film and television. He previously gained valuable experience at the Sundance Institute’s Directors Lab, where he worked closely with some of the bravest, most compelling new voices in independent film.
  • Claire Banse
    Key Cast
    "Jeanne"
    Diadem, The Drunken Canal
  • Barton Cortright
    Cinematographer
    The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed, The Cathedral
  • Michael Reese
    Editor
    Middle Sized Things, His Parents Never Taught Him, Love Machine
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Sci Fi
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Nitehawk Short Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    April 6, 2025
  • No Budge
  • Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    October 8, 2025
    Best of Brooklyn Series
Director Biography - Isabella Ivos

Isabella Ivos is a filmmaker whose work spans surrealist comedy, sci-fi, and intimate drama. Her debut short, Rabbit, premiered at the New York International Short Film Festival, and her recent film Robotica—about a woman’s transformation into a robot—was featured on NoBudge. She is currently developing her first feature. None The Wiser is her newest short.

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Director Statement

I made Robotica to explore how burnout and work-life erode our humanity. It premiered on NoBudge and has been viewed by over 50,000 people in less than three months.