Why Can't I Belong?

2026

15 min

English

Could AI take over a student’s life and refuse to let go?

$163

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A student becomes increasingly dependent with using AI to do his coursework for him, until the technology he relies on begins taking control, forcing him and the people around him to face the unsettling consequences of an over-automated world.

Status
Released

Keywords

  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • belonging
  • short film
  • ai rebellion
  • need for belonging
  • human‑ai distrust

Top Cast

Harry Coster as AJay Ives

Lily Foxton as Lily Arden

Heidi Hughes-Hancock as Lexie Carrington

Jude Hollick as Owen

Andrew smith as Alfie

Top Crew

ENANCI · Director, Writer

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