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The Manual ()


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In a dystopian future, the last human is raised by a machine. He struggles with the loneliness of no human interaction and questions the teachings of a mysterious religious 'Manual' which the machine claims is holy.

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Lauren Emery ...
Machine
J.J. Johnston ...
James
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Mother

Directed by

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Wil Magness ... (as William Magness III)

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Wil Magness ... () (as William Magness III)

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Stacy Lorts ... producer
Sara Christina Magness ... producer (as Sara Christina Gross)
Brian Nemes ... associate producer

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Kerry Smith

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Kevin Fletcher

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Martin Melnick ... colorist

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Nate Smith

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Dawn Wagner ... production manager

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Dennis Brenhaug ... assistant director

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Jebari Dean ... sound editor (as Jebarri Dean) / sound mixer (as Jebarri Dean)

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Dan Short ... compositor

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Brian Fleskes ... key grip
Bruce 'Sarge' Fleskes ... gaffer

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Marmoset ... music coordinator
Eric Nordby ... music coordinator

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Russell Southam ... thanks

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Plot Summary

In the distant future, James is the last human on Earth. He is raised and protected by a humanoid robot, the Machine, who brings him up on a strange composite religion described in a handheld device called The Manual. The Manual's teachings fuse aspects of old-world religion and incorporate robots as spiritual beings in the afterlife, alongside and equal to humans. The man wrestles with loneliness and depression while the search for other humans becomes more and more futile. As his faith in The Manual is shaken, he sets out to test one of The Manual's core beliefs: reincarnation to the next life in the city of the Creator. What he finds could be described terribly as exactly that. Written by William Magness III

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Also Known As
  • Руководство (Russia)
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  • 30 min
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Quotes [first lines]
Machine: James, did you intend to end your life?
James: I needed to see.
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