Andrew Pastides

In this modern-day vision of Mother Mary's pilgrimage, a woman crosses the scorched landscape of the American Southwest. The absence of dialogue stirs the senses, and leads us to imagine a new ending to this familiar journey.

In 1948, Claude Shannon introduced the notion of a "bit", laying the foundation for the Information Age. His ideas power our modern life, influencing computing, genetics, neuroscience and AI. Mixing contemporary interviews, archival film, animation and dialogue from interviews with Shannon, The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius with unwavering curiosity.