California Film Institute San Rafael, CA
Nina Schuyler
Author
Robot & Frank— Get off my lawn! Aging + AI
Program Description
Award-winning novelist Nina Schuyler discusses aging, artificial intelligence, and making connections in a technological world.
Presented At
California Film Institute San Rafael, CA
Film Synopsis
In the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.
In the near future, Frank (Frank Langella) is a retired catburglar living alone, while his successful son, Hunter (James Marsden), tries to care for him from afar. Finally, Hunter gets him a robot caretaker (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard), and Frank soon learns that the robot is useful as a burglary aide. As Frank tries to restart his old profession, the uncomfortable realities of a changing world and his worsening dementia threaten to go beyond what any robot can do for him.
About the Speaker
Nina Schuyler is an award-winning novelist, her 2023 science-fiction drama “Afterword” was named a Top 100 Notable Book by Shelf Unbound. Her short story collection “In This Ravishing World” will be released in July, but has already won the W.S. Porter Prize and the Prism Prize for Climate Literature. Schuyler’s other works include “The Translator,” “The Painting,” and “How to Write Stunning Sentences.” She teaches creative writing for Stanford Continuing Studies and The Writing Salon.