Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tilda Swinton | ... | Ada Byron King | |
Francesca Faridany | ... | Emmy Coer | |
Timothy Leary | ... | Sims | |
Karen Black | ... | Lady Byron / Mother Coer | |
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John O'Keefe | ... | Charles Babbage |
John Perry Barlow | ... | John Crosse | |
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J.D. Wolfe | ... | Nicholas Clayton |
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Owen Murphy | ... | William Lovelace |
David Brooks | ... | Children's Tutor | |
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Esther Mulligan | ... | Mary Shelley |
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Ellen Sebastian | ... | Dr. Fury |
Mark Capri | ... | Dr. Locock | |
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Joe Wemple | ... | Priest / Talk Show Host |
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Chris von Sneidern | ... | Musician In Elevator |
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David Eppel | ... | Simon |
Emmy Coer, a computer genius, devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves. She manages to reach the world of Ada Lovelace, founder of the idea of a computer language and proponent of the possibilities of the "difference engine." Ada's ideas were stifled and unfulfilled because of the reality of life as a woman in the nineteenth century. Emmy has a plan to defeat death and the past using her own DNA as a communicative agent to the past, bringing Ada to the present. But what are the possible ramifications? Written by James Callan <james@oz.net>
This textured and thoughtful film tells the story of Ada Lovelace whose 19th century work provided the foundation upon which computer language is built. Her genius thwarted by social convention, Ada gets a second chance at immortality when a 20th Century computer genius reaches back in time to communicate with her. Both the 19th and 20th Century female geniuses must find a way to be true to their work, the driving passion behind each of them and raise their children. As a working mother I found these issues well presented. As someone who is in awe of computers and genius, I found the intensity of the performances inspiring.