The Nine Billion Names of God (2018)
- Directed by
- Dominique Filhol
- Genre
- science fiction
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 3.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Monks in a Tibetan monastery spend years printing a book listing all the names of God. A scientist arrives with a computer to help them finish the task.
contemplativeminimalistserenequietphilosophicalaustereslow-pacedmeditative
What happens
The Nine Billion Names of God is a 2018 French short film based on the 1953 short story of the same name by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The film was selected for many international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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