The future of AI is set to be examined in a new documentary feature from the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny.
Focus Features is set to release The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist in theaters March 27, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell co-directed the film that is set to premiere in January at Sundance.
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is told from Navalny director Roher’s perspective as he aims to understand the risks and potential of the evolving AI landscape on the cusp of becoming a father. In his quest for clarity, Roher seeks out leading voices on both sides of the AI debate, and the movie includes in-depth conversations with these prominent figures. The film promises audiences a startling wake-up call about what could be in store.
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Producing the film are Daniel Kwan (who co-directed the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Jonathan Wang for Playgrounds, Shane Boris for Cottage M and Diane Becker for Fishbowl Films. Ted Tremper also produces.
Roher’s previous documentary work includes helming the music-focused Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band and Navalny, centered on Russian political prisoner Alexei Navalny. The latter film won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2023. Roher also directed the thriller feature Tuner, which premiered at this year’s Telluride Film Festival and stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman and Havana Rose Liu.
Focus Features’ fall slate includes Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, led by Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley; Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons; and Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue, hitting theaters on Christmas with leads Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.