This is the second episode in this year's exclusive 4-part mini series in the run up to Worcester Film Festival 2026. During the series Marcus and Callum will be speaking with filmmakers whose films will be screened at this year's festival as well as the organisers themselves.
In this episode, Callum had a conversation with the filmmaker, Ludo Hoffstetter.
Ludo's stop-motion animation, \"Factory Reset\" follows an automaton born in the depths of a forgotten factory and its programmed curiosity through a silent world of rust and steel.
Ludo is a French filmmaker based in Paris and spent 10 years working away at this films which includes some unbelievably impressive stop-motion animation work, with so much of the film being practically shot.
“Factory Reset” explores grand questions about determinism, individuality, and identity. The character’s journey mirrors both the stages of life (from birth and childhood to labour, aging, and death) and the rhythm of the modern daily grind (waking up, going to work, returning home exhausted, and starting again the next day).
The big existential questions posed by this film are dived into between Callum and Ludo during this episode as well as discussion about how Ludo pulled off this incredible technical feat of filmmaking.
\"Factory Reset\" will be screened at Worcester Film Festival on Thursday 24th September 2026 at 11:15 am.
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