DUCK is a daring deepfake short that follows Sean Connery’s unravelling after he witnesses Marilyn Monroe’s return from the dead. Set within the recognisable world of a British spy thriller, DUCK’s main protagonist, a deepfake Connery, plays out the role he knows all too well: collecting clues, wrong-footing assailants, and eliminating the femme fatale, only to find that not all is what it seems. Monroe is the glamourous siren and a thorn in Connery’s side; unlike him, she understands the power that comes with being just an image—an appropriation of femininity and sexuality largely defined by men—and she uses her endlessly mutable image to her own manipulative gain.

DUCK is unique in entirely using deepfake video and audio to resurrect actors through machine-learning. Visually captivating, funny, and technically innovative, DUCK takes elements from classic Hollywood, video games, film noir, and sci-fi to raise compelling questions about truth and power.

Run time: 16 minutes, 26 seconds

DUCK will screen on a loop on Friday 24th May in Screen 6 at Peckhamplex.

Free drop in screening.  No need to book.