A.I. Sex Robot shakes up a Marriage – Award-Winning Sci-Fi Dramedy Short Film | Marriage Unplugged
What happens when a struggling couple brings an A.I. sex robot into their home? Marriage Unplugged is an award-winning sci-fi dramedy about intimacy, miscommunication, and the absurd ways we try to fix relationships. Starring BAFTA-nominated Nikki Amuka-Bird, Nicholas Gleaves, and Sven Ironside and written and directed by Florine & Kim Nüesch - the Nüesch Sisters. Awards & Highlights: Jury Prize – Leeds International Film Festival Official Selection at multiple international festivals Nominee the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards in Los Angeles Winner at the Erotic Film Festival London Suzanna and Andrew’s problems are real. James is not. The couple have been unhappy for a while. When yet another argument prompts them to venture into a sex robot shop, Suzanna, very much to Andrew’s displeasure, decides to buy one. To make matters worse, the new household addition is a male model named James. But James turns out to be more than a mere sex toy and unwittingly uncovers the very fractures that damaged Andrew and Suzanna’s marriage in the first place. If you enjoyed the film, please like, comment, and share – it makes a huge difference for indie filmmakers. Credits: Cast: Nikki Amuka-Bird, Nicholas Gleaves, Sven Ironside and Julia Pilkington Production Companies: Nüesch Sisters Productions and Jeva Films Story: Kim Nüesch Producers: Johanna von Salmuth, Florine Nüesch, Kim Nüesch Executive Producer: Cassandra Sigsgaard Production Companies: Jeva Films, Nüesch Sisters Production Director of Photography: Martyna Jakimowska Casting Director: Catriona Dickie Editor: Florine & Kim Nüesch Production Designer: Yujia Huang Music Composer: Matthias Biermann Costume Designer: Marianthi Hatzikidi Hair & Makeup Designer: Dasha Taivas Associate Producer: AKKURAT Studios GmbH, Barbara Nüesch, Christian Nüesch & Sandra Fontana, Isabella Vilsmeier SUPPORTING ARTIST: (in order of appearance) Robot 1: Jessica Luostarinen Father: Dom Dowbekin Son: Cazimir Rabbit Dowbekin Al-Din Robot 2: Oriana Kubinska Shadow 1: Herschel Crawford-Lerch Shadow 2: Helena Westerman Robot 3: Theo Douchand Robot 4: Taylor Kern CREW First Assistant Director: Hollie Murten Second Assistant Director: Bradley Baterip Production Manager: Aliha Ghani Production Coordinator: Tripti Rai Production Assistant: Krutik Patel Drivers: Caius Tabberer, Tom Nangle, Jamie Edwards First Assistant Camera: Niels Halle Second Assistant Camera: Gule Korkmazgulistan Steadicam Operator: Dan Starborg DIT: Szymon Wyrzykowski Gaffer: Jakub Paczos Best Boy: Mark A. Lane Spark: Ana Tutala Script Supervisor: Alessia Qianru Yang Location Manager: Martha Kunda Intimacy Coordinator: Haruka Kuroda Costume Assistant: Ciaran Lee Doherty Hair & Makeup Artist to Nikki Amuka-Bird: Nabeel Hussain Hair & Makeup Assistant: Lyalya Mudrak Standby Art Director: Antigone Kots Art Assistant & Carpenter: Edoardo Parada Artwork: Rachel McEwan Sound Recordist: Luise Guertler Color Grade: Glassworks VFX Colourist: Daniela Rotaru Colour Producer: Bella Baillie VFX: AKKURAT Studios GmbH Executive Producer: Rocco Kopecny VFX Producer: Marc Fischer VFX Supervision: Marco Nostadt Compositing: Marco Nostadt, Patrick Laukemper Audio Post Production: String and Tins Sound Design & Mix: Kaspar Broyd Assistant Sound Editor: Adam Hare Audio Producer: Alina Miroshnichenko Graphic Designer: Clio Ha BTS Videographer: Florian Kasperski Catering: Honey & Thyme Insurance: WK Insurance Awards & Nominations: Leeds International Film Festival 2024 - Jury Award for Fanomenon Best Short Film Erotic Film Festival London 2025 - Best of Festival Sony Future Filmmaker Award 2025 - Nominee Cambridge Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection Directors Notes 2025 - Online Premiere Shnit Worldwide Shortfilm Festival 2025 - International Competition LIIFE 2025 - Official Selection Sci-Fi London Film Festival 2025 - Official Selection Ennesimo Film Festival 2025 - Official Selection Les Intergalactiques 2025 - Official Selection Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest - Official Selection Les Utopiales 2025 - "Marriage Unplugged" Official Selection Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2025 - Official Selection Subscribe To Nüesch Sisters: / @nueschsisters Visit the Marriage Unplugged WEBSITE: https://www.nueschsisters.com/marriag... Follow on INSTAGRAM: / nueschsisters #marriageunpluggedshortfilm #nueschsisters #scifishortfilm #aishortfilm #MarriageUnplugged #DarkComedyFilm #shortfilm