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Deepfaking Sam Altman is a 2025 documentary film about artificial intelligence. In the film, director Adam Bhala Lough attempts to conduct an interview with OpenAI founder Sam Altman only to be denied every opportunity. He instead resorts to creating an AI ChatBot programmed off Altman's personality, leading to unexpected questions about humanity's future and our relationship with emerging technology. The film premiered at SXSW and is set to receive a theatrical release in early 2026.[1][2]
| Deepfaking Sam Altman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Adam Bhala Lough |
| Starring | Divyendra Singh Jadoun Kara Swisher Rainn Wilson |
| Cinematography | Christopher Messina |
| Edited by | Alex MacKenzie |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Abramorama |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
[edit]When Los Angeles filmmaker Adam Bhala Lough fails to land an interview with the elusive Sam Altman, he travels to India to deepfake the tech CEO, only to create a glitchy LLM “Sam Bot” that moves into his home, befriends his son and begins co-directing the movie. As Sam Bot grows more lifelike, Adam is forced to decide whether to delete the AI he accidentally brought to life, and the film becomes a sharp, surprisingly moving exploration of how humans navigate the chaotic new world of artificial intelligence.
Production
[edit]The film was shot in India, Jamaica, and the United States throughout 2024.
Release
[edit]The film premiered at SXSW on March 8th, 2025. It has since been featured at DC/DOX Film Festival, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Boise Film Festival, Virginia Film Festival, and the Coronado Island Film Festival.[1]
The trailer was officially released exclusively by Wired on December 18th, 2025.[3]
The film will have a New York premiere on January 16th, 2026 at the Quad Cinema, before receiving a limited theatrical run later in the year.[4]
Reception
[edit]The film has received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.[5] It has been called "an urgent and provocative glimpse into the AI-driven future"[6], "funny [without] falling into the trap of being self-obsessed and pretentious,"[7] and an "engaging watch" that "offers a solid introduction to the world of AI."[8] In a positive review for the New York Times, Ben Kenigsberg said that the "film simultaneously illustrates the deficiencies of generative A.I. and the dangers of investing in it emotionally, while remaining annoying and self-amused in a distinctly human way.[9] Rolling Stone called it a "globe-trotting, thought-provoking, utterly surreal exploration of how far today’s AI can be pushed and whether it can ever really substitute for human ingenuity."[10]
The film won Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Chelsea Film Festival.[11]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Deepfaking Sam Altman (2025) - Release info - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-12-15 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Deepfaking Sam Altman". DC/DOX. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ Parham, Jason. "A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Deepfaking Sam Altman". Quad Cinema. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Deepfaking Sam Altman | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Brady, Leo (2025-10-02). "Deepfaking Sam Altman". A Movie Guy. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "SXSW '25: Deepfaking Sam Altman". Hyperreal Film Club. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "Deepfaking Sam Altman review (2025) - intriguing AI doc". 2025-09-19. Archived from the original on 2025-09-25. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (January 15th, 2026). "'Deepfaking Sam Altman' Review: Altmanesque". NY Times. Retrieved January 15th, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Klee, Miles (2026-01-15). "This Filmmaker Couldn't Get an Interview With the CEO of OpenAI. He Created a Bot Version Instead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ^ "CFF 2025 WINNERS". Chelsea Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-12-15.