Com Truise: Propagation

In the late 1960s, Philip K. Dick published Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? This novel later became highly influential in the creation of Blade Runner, one of the most recognized sci-fi films in history. In Com Truise: Propagation, or simply Propagation, we are presented with another thought-provoking question: Can androids become depressed? That question lies at the heart of this short sci-fi film.

Propagation follows a female android designed to serve and fulfill her owner's every desire-even the most intimate and physical ones. Over time, however, she becomes increasingly aware of her robotic nature and the fact that she exists solely as a slave to the man who owns her. The film explores her awakening and the transformation that unfolds as she begins to break away from her programmed obedience and subservience.

A lot happens within this short film, yet it effectively feels longer than its four-minute runtime. It appears to function as a music video, though distinguishing between the film and the music video is challenging-they blend into a single, well-woven narrative. The story delivers a few unexpected twists, though the ending, as a whole, feels somewhat less surprising.