Indie Meme: Humans in the Loop
Sunday, Aug 10
2:30pm
Cine Las Americas is thrilled to partner with Indie Meme for the Texas Premiere of HUMANS IN THE LOOP, a striking debut feature that explores the ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence through a South Asian Indigenous lens. Including a live virtual Q+A with filmmaker Aranya Sahay!
Humans in the Loop
A film by Aranya Sahay
2024, India
Drama
1hr 14min
In Hindi and Kurukh with English subtitles
Synopsis
Inspired by real AI outsourcing practices in rural India, the film follows Nehma, an Adivasi woman navigating life after divorce. As she trains machines to “see” through data labeling, her bond with her children begins to unravel. When the AI she nurtures starts to mirror human biases, she faces a haunting question: Can technology ever truly see her?
Event details
DATE: Sunday, August 10, 2025
TIME: 2:30PM
LOCATION:
AFS Cinema
6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Free parking in lot (map)
ADMISSION: $15
Indie Meme is a non-profit in Austin, TX that has been engaging, educating, entertaining, and bringing together different communities to promote cross-cultural understanding and help build a globally conscious community through screening independent films. They offer screenings of carefully curated independent cinema – feature films, documentaries, short films and so on from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, & Iran).