The Artifice Paradox: When Documentaries Get Lost in Their Own Reflections Marc Isaacs' latest film, Synthetic Sincerity, has left critics and viewers scratching their heads.
On its surface, it's an experiment that explores artificial intelligence and human identity. But scratch beneath the veneer, and you'll find a project struggling to reconcile artistic ambitions with authenticity.
Isaacs licenses characters from his previous documentaries for use in Synthetic Sincerity, presenting them as data for an AI research lab.