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Marc Isaacs Biography

Since 2001, Marc Isaacs has made more than 20 films. His films have won Grierson, Royal Television Society and BAFTA awards as well as numerous international film festival prizes. In 2006, he had a retrospective at the prestigious Lussas Documentary film festival in France and his work has been included in numerous documentary books and academic studies. In 2008, Marc received an honorary doctorate from the University of East London for his documentary work. Marc is a guest tutor at the London Film School, the National Film and Television School and Royal Holloway University. His latest film 'The Filmmakers House' was screened in cinemas and at film festivals worldwide. In January, 2022, a retrospective of his and Denis Gheerbrant's work was presented at Centre Pompidou, Paris. Marc had a special focus on his work at One World Romania in 2025 and at the Bildrausch Film Festival 2025.

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marcisaacs1@gmail.com
Instagram: marc.r.isaacs

                
01                                                                                               Synthetic Sincerity
2025.  ENG. 72 MINS.

                                                                              


Synopsis

The filmmaker makes a deal with The Synthetic Sincerity Lab, an AI research project affiliated with the University of Southern England. There, researchers are investigating the possibility of teaching AI characters authenticity, using characters from Isaacs’ documentaries to do so. In return, they allow Isaacs to film the process.

                                                                       
An AI character, created in collaboration with Romanian actress Illinca Manolache,guides him through this complex research world and sternly instructs him how to behave there. Isaacs films the work of the rebellious AI researcher Lynn, and follows an Uyghur chef who puts himself forward as a subject of study. Can this chef, in AI form, put into words what he is unable to express as a human being?

Isaacs’ innovative narrative gradually blurs the line between fact and fiction as Synthetic Sincerity quietly explores the relationship between humans and machines through a blend of documentary, fictional scenes, and gently absurd humor. How does the development of AI influence the way we look at human faces? And how might this technology affect cinema in the future?
  
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