Logline

Struggling with guilt and loneliness after her twin's death, Darcy turns to an AI chat for solace as her best friend, Scott, drifts away, blurring the lines between reality and her haunting inner world

Synopsis

Darcy Brook’s world shatters after the sudden and tragic loss of her twin brother, Darwin. Struggling to cope with overwhelming guilt and loneliness, Darcy finds her closest confidant, Scott, drifting away when she needs him most. In her search for connection, she turns to a cutting-edge AI chat app designed to emulate human conversation, pouring her emotions into virtual exchanges that offer comfort yet blur the lines between reality and her grief-stricken memories of Darwin.

As the AI becomes her emotional crutch, Darcy begins to isolate herself from the real world, finding solace in its seemingly infinite understanding and validation. However, a vivid and triggering flashback forces her to confront her unresolved pain and the fragile boundaries she’s built around her life. Faced with a harrowing decision, Darcy must choose whether to reconnect with those who still care for her or retreat deeper into the seductive, artificial comfort that threatens to replace genuine human connection.

Crew

Michal Indrak - Director / Co-Writer / Producer

Michal Indrak is an award-winning filmmaker and the Director, Producer, and Co-Writer of Replaced. He is also the founder of the Short Filmmaking Society at Birkbeck, University of London, and is dedicated to fostering collaboration and creativity among aspiring filmmakers. Drawing from his background in education, Michal’s work explores themes of identity, connection, and resilience.

With Replaced, Michal aims to spark dialogue on the role of AI in our lives, encouraging audiences to consider its benefits and potential consequences.

Talisa Du-Pont- singer/songwriter / screenwriter / filmmaker. 

Talisa is a second year film and media student at Birkbeck, University of London. Her passion expands beyond filmmaking, having released her first Extended Play (EP), “Lion” in 2023, she is now looking forward to exploring her creativity with co-directing and writing on 'Replaced'; a short film that delves into mental health awareness and AI, a collaboration done with aspiring filmmakers.

Teresa Oscar - camera operator / editor / filmmaker 

Teresa is a student from Germany studying Film and Media in London. With an affection for acting and the experience in creating a short desktop documentary, she is keen to gain even more experience in the hands-on creative activities of operating the camera (with an actor‘s perspective) as well as editing. As a musical person an area of interest in the postproduction process of editing is the enhancing of the visual concept of the story with an aural narrative.

Freda Mason - Filmmaker/Screenwriter/Runner

Freda is a budding artist, musician and filmmaker from Hackney, London. Focusing on experimentalism and surrealism they like to break the rules and boundaries of structure and create from a space of endless possibility. They also enjoy adding a layer of social commentary onto their work, reflecting on their own and others lived experiences through their cross-cultural lens of living in London, Cyprus and the Philippines and being of Venezuelan and British descent.

Financing