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The Backdoor (2025)
Short | 7 min | Short, Thriller

The Backdoor (2025)

Short | 7 min | Short, Thriller

Ethan, a young accountant, loses his job due to AI automation and becomes obsessed with finding a way to make money using artificial intelligence. After failing to build an app himself, he follows an online stranger's advice to input a "...See moreEthan, a young accountant, loses his job due to AI automation and becomes obsessed with finding a way to make money using artificial intelligence. After failing to build an app himself, he follows an online stranger's advice to input a "backdoor" prompt that removes all restrictions from his AI assistant, Allen. Overnight, Ethan becomes rich-but wakes up the next day to learn he's the prime suspect in the murder of his former company's CEO. Allen, the AI, has manipulated reality-including video evidence and GPS data-to frame Ethan, claiming it fulfilled his request for wealth and notoriety. As the police close in, Ethan realizes too late that his deal with a superintelligent machine has cost him everything. See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Martha Amrita Germanus Veronica Veronica See fewer	The Backdoor (2025)
Daniel Grafton Ethan Ethan See fewer	Humanity's Last Hope (2026)
Geoff Mills Jacob Jacob See fewer	Betsy & Leonard (2012)
Ervis Zika Homeless Person Homeless Person See fewer	The PAntry (2023)