Daughter Replica

A film of antique decadence in the “Age of A.I.”

Daughter Replica is a tale about a sickly girl who is gifted a look-alike humanoid robot doll programmed to take on her living existence after she dies. The film observes human rebellion in the face of humanoid A.I. technology. It poses the question of how much can technological advancements replace in us.

In tradition with Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Scorsese (The Age of Innocence), this sci-fi film expresses a sentiment to the Victorian Era. It’s a patina of time where the Victorian past intersects with the mystique of an A.I. future. I'm a seeker of the distinct and my objective was to create a film that felt outside of this world.


Every shot is classical in aesthetic with an eerie air. We start the film with a feel in an abandoned setting as a woman falls into despair. My passion for unique locations and ruins are always present in my work. One of my lifetime dreams was to film at the historical Alder Manor Estate which has a soft haunting underside that I wanted to lean into.

Currently, our society is experiencing A.I. generational growth flourishing everywhere. I really wanted to capture this sense of a first-time A.I. & human interaction while maintaining a classical element. Like a ghost, the mood of the robot is hard to gage. Our marvelous actress, Danika Bike, manifested herself into a haunting robot. However, the mere presence of the robot affects the mother and daughter in different ways. One character loves the robot while the other rejects it akin to how our society is responding to A.I. technological advancements now.

A.I. fast forwards us into the future of androids. A true masterpiece of perfection. Akin to the images of perfection glorified on social media, AI and its fascinating capabilities are stepping in and alleviating humans of many tasks such as jobs, thinking, and doing. In addition, we’re seeing A.I. growth in our very own entertainment industry. While these advancements take us to new levels of our human experience, wondering if it could lead to the rise in feelings of inadequacy. In Daughter Replica, I was able to engage with all of these emotions including the purity of our humanness in trying to understand the presence of humanoid A.I. technology and its capabilities to be better versions of ourselves.

At the heart of “Daughter Replica” is a mother and daughter story torn by the mother’s grievance in handling her daughter’s withering health. This is a story about being replaced.