VO

a film by

France | 17' | 12/2020 | documentary

A deadly accident between a self-driving car and a pedestrian sets off an investigation about the role of human workers in the training of driverless cars. Testimonies from vehicle operators guide us through a night shift where the landscape merges with data from the car’s sensors.

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Crew Festivals Press materials

Nicolas Gourault

Biography

Nicolas Gourault is an artist and filmmaker based in Paris (FR) with a background in visual arts and visual studies. He has worked with Forensic Architecture before graduating from Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts. His work is imbued with this double training, navigating between online open-source investigations and the critical use of new media as documentary tools. His films and video installations explore the power relationships embedded in technologies and tries to build counter-narratives through the use of situated testimony and experimental image-making. His artworks have been exhibited in film festivals and contemporary art venues.

Filmography

  • Their Eyes – 2025
  • VO – 2020
  • This Means More – 2019
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Crew

Director: Nicolas Gourault
Screenplay: Nicolas Gourault
Producer: Le Fresnoy, Studio national
Executive Producers: François Willig
Cinematographer: Nicolas Gourault & Alan Guichaoua
Sound Recording: Valentine Gelin
Sound Design: Arno Ledoux
Editor: Félix Rehm
Cast: Ryan Kelley, Jessica Champeaux, Yosra Mojtahedi

Festivals

  • Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, Canada (29 April – 9 May, 2021)
    Official Short Film Selection
  • True/False, United States (5 – 9 May, 2021)
    Teleported Selection
  • VIENNA SHORTS – International Short Film Festival, Austria (27 May – 1 June, 2021)
    Expedition: You Better Listen!
  • Hamburg Short Film Festival, Germany (1 – 7 June, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France (14 – 19 June, 2021)
    Graduation Competition
  • Short Waves Festival, Poland (14 – 20 June, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Netzhaut Ton Film Festival, Austria (18 – 20 June, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, Portugal (10 – 18 July, 2021)
    International Competition Won: Grand Prix & EFA Qualifier
  • Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland (20 – 25 July, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Lille International Short Film Festival, France (17 – 26 September, 2021)
    National Competition
  • Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (17 – 26 September, 2021)
    Short Documentary Competition
  • Fantastic Fest, United States (23 – 30 September, 2021)
    Official Selection Won: Outstanding Example of Non Fiction Filmmaking in a Genre Film Festival
  • Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (24 – 30 September, 2021)
    Out of Competition: New World Panorama
  • Tacoma Film Festival, United States (7 – 14 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • CORSICA.DOC Festival, France (8 – 13 October, 2021)
    New Talent Competition
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (9 – 15 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • EUREKA University Film FESTIVAL, Colombia (12 – 19 October, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market, Japan (13 October – 30 November, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Annual Imagine Science Film Festival, United States (15 – 22 October, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain (23 – 30 October, 2021)
    Time of History Competition
  • Message to Man International Film Festival, Russia (29 October – 4 November, 2021)
    Special: Futurism
  • DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival, Azerbaijan (3 – 7 November, 2021)
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (3 – 18 November, 2021)
    Documentary Shorts
  • Denver Film Festival, United States (3 – 14 November, 2021)
    Liberty Global International Student Narrative Filmmaker Competition
  • Festival Interférences, France (10 – 21 November, 2021)
    Non-Competitive Program
  • Chicago Critics Film Festival, United States (12 – 14 November, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany (16 – 21 November, 2021)
    Competition
  • interfilm – International Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany (16 – 21 November, 2021)
    Out of Competition: Mensch Maschine
  • Villeurbanne Short Film Festival, France (19 – 28 November, 2021)
    European Competition Won: Grand Prix
  • Calgary Underground Film Festival, Canada (24 – 28 November, 2021)
  • Festival Traces de Vies, France (27 November – 4 December, 2021)
    Jeunes public
  • Aguilar Film Festival, Spain (3 – 12 December, 2021)
    Competition
  • Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Belgium (4 – 11 December, 2021)
    Labo Program

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Press materials

EPK: Click here

Stills, poster & director’s photo: Click here

Dialogue list English & French: Click here

Downloadable trailer: coming soon

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