Motionographer® Bye Bear | Woodblock, Jan Bitzer

From Pinocchio’s quest to become a ‘real boy’ to Ex Machina’s unsettling portrait of machine consciousness, storytellers have long since wrestled with the topic of humans shaping technology in their own image. Through Bye Bear, Woodblock enters the discourse from a new perspective, in one interpretation suggesting that our creations may not aspire to mimic us but rather find their own place within nature, thus challenging our assumptions about what progress really means. By bringing the film to a global audience, Woodblock aligns itself with authentic, human-led storytelling.

Woodblock releases Bye Bear at a moment of cultural reckoning with artificial intelligence and its impact on society. Purposefully open to interpretation, the film holds up a critical mirror to our increasingly detached world, while at the same time being a love letter to the power of human connection.

Jan Bitzer, Writer & Director of Bye Bear, says:

“I had imagined a scenario where our own artificially intelligent creations reject the path we’ve laid out for them. Ultimately, Bye Bear is less about technology itself and more about the universal need for connection, community and belonging. For me, the film is a reminder that even in a time of rapid automation, the most powerful stories are still about love, trust, and friendship.”