Ostensibly about artificial life forms, each of these four short, expertly crafted stories offers a poignant perspective on what it means to be human. In the first, "My Robot Baby," Marcia (Tamlyn Tomita) inherits a legacy of poor parenting from her mother, a deeply unhappy woman who once advised her 6-year-old daughter never to have kids. Now a tyrannical ad executive, Marcia and her mild-mannered husband, Roy (Tanisha Eanes), are about to adopt a child of their own. But first they're given a pink, egg-shaped robot "baby" which will record their parenting skills; after 30 days, all the nurturing data collected by the robot will be used by the adoption agency to dete...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins