2nd edition of BOO International Short Film Festival | November 2–8 2026, Prague

Backflip

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ELBE DOCK Award
original title
Backflip
directed by
Nikita Diakur
year
2022
duration
12 minutes
country
Germany, France

To do backflips is not the safest activity in the world. You can hurt your wrist, fall on your head or even break your spine. That is why Nikita Diakur created his own avatar who regularly trains backflips on his behalf, using a 6-core-processor and machine learning. Will an awkward avatar manage to succeed? As Diakur says towards the end of the film, “practice makes perfect“.