Developed with the support of Ontario Arts Councils Recommender Grants through Canadian Stage Company, Tarragon Theatre, Modern Times Theatre, and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre​

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2048​

In 2048, spatial computing and artificial intelligence has changed working life in startling new ways. Haysam has landed a job with multinational tech corporate, Sesame, as a software engineer for a new AI assistant. In Syria, Sabine, a recent graduate lands a job as a data labeler at COMMCONNEK, a third party corporation to which Sesame outsources their work. As Haysam begins to fall in love with his AI assistant, Sabine gradually succumbs to the pressures of her job, exposing her to violent and volatile content at a heavy price. The lines between the Global North and the Global South blur in this story of our capacity to endow machines with humanity while subjecting human beings to the dehumanization of mechanical work.