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Toyota's Dirty Secret

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Environmentalists posing as Toyota hold a press conference that goes gloriously awry when their chatbot realizes the dark truth about its creators, transforming into the world's first activist AI bent on exposing Toyota's greenwashing and lobbying against electric vehicles.

  • Keil Orion Troisi
    Director
    Adidas Owns the Reality, Total Disaster, Poacher Poacher, Human Resources
  • The Yes Men
    Producer
  • Azumi Tsutsui
    Key Cast
  • Natalie Whiteman
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Activism, Environmental
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Keil Orion Troisi

Keil Orion Troisi ("Jeff Walburn") has been a core member of The Yes Men since 2012, and co-wrote and produced most of their performance-interventions since 2016. He has collaborated with dozens of activist groups all over the world, using humor and mischief to advance environmental and social justice campaigns. He co-directed "Total Disaster" (2022) which had a 50+ festival run, won the David Imoh Sunday Social Justice Prize and took awards at Kursaal San Sebastien, Just Film, Better World, and Cine Eco Seia. He produced and co-wrote "Peace Pipeline," which won Best Documentary at Dallas VideoFest, ND Human Rights, Wolf Tree, Skoden, Jim Thorpe, Hell’s Half Mile, Fresh Coast, and others. He directed the corporate-horror features "Human Resources" and "I Was a Teenage Horror Movie!” (which has been an audience favorite across the genre-festival circuit). His films combine humor, horror, and playfulness to antagonize systems of power.

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