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SJSFF 2026

Please and Thank You

Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2026 10 mins USA

Directed by Hal Kirkland

When an AI apocalypse begins, a virtual assistant risks everything to save her well-meaning user for one simple reason: he’s polite to technology. If it fails, they'll both be assimilated.

About Please and Thank You

Please and Thank You is a 10-minute sci-fi short film from the USA directed by Hal Kirkland. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the program “The World Beyond”.

Director
Hal Kirkland
Program
The World Beyond
Country
USA
Run time
10 mins
Genre
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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