It’s influencer Vic’s birthday. A pornographic video depicting her appears online. A shit storm breaks out. She reacts quickly and posts live on Instagram: “Deepfake!”. Her online community, though skeptical at first, starts to believe her when a cybersecurity startup supports her claim. Vic’s follower numbers skyrocket, as we become doubtful of her credibility.

Born 1993, grew up in a French environment in Munich, Germany. After his BA in “Cinema and Media” at the Sorbonne in Paris, he developed scripts at Studiocanal. Since September 2016, Luis Schubert studies film directing at DFFB in Berlin. His short films premiered at international film festivals such as Palm Springs, Encounters or Slamdance. Currently, he is writing his first feature film.

Luis Schubert