In a near-future world where loneliness is the real pandemic, one woman finds a way to cheat isolation: by hijacking an android’s body. JOY, directed by Steve Oen, follows Sofia, an elderly woman who takes control of a young android to experience love and connection again. But when her emotional masquerade begins to glitch, things spiral from sweet to deeply unsettling.

From Steve Oen:

JOY was entirely written, shot, and edited in only 48 hours during the 48 Hour Film Project Amsterdam. To our surprise, it won Best Film there in 2019 and went on to place 3rd worldwide in 2020. We didn’t touch a single frame afterwards — what you’re watching is exactly what came out of those two sleepless days.