Dream Synth™
Director: Ryley O'Byrne
Synopsis
Dream Synth™ is an archive of our blooming relationship with Artificial Intelligence — a speculative meta-documentary exploring the importance of dreams and sensuality within an increasingly techno-mediated society. Imagine a near future in which humans have traded dreams for access to energy and an expansive virtual reality. But when machines begin to dream, humans must acknowledge the tragedy of their loss: perhaps dreams are more than random neural firings, they are the very essence of consciousness and the soul.
About the director
Ryley O’Byrne is a Canadian artist, writer, and filmmaker. Through video, text, image, and sculpture, her work explores relational dynamics, intimacy, and the process of meaning-making at the intersection of technology. She attended The Mountain School of Art in Los Angeles and was a resident of the Critical Art Writing Ensemble III at the Banff Centre. Her films and video works have screened at festivals internationally including Ann Arbor, Palm Springs ShortFest, Fantasia, Fantastic Fest, Athens, Aesthetica, and Festival Silhouette, where she won the Prize for Hybrid Work.