Coded Bias (2020)
77%RT Audience Score: 54%
Awards & Nominations: 3 wins & 6 nominations
Clear, concise, and comprehensive, Coded Bias offers a chilling look at largely unseen side effects of modern society’s algorithmic underpinnings
Coded Bias is like a superhero movie, but instead of fighting villains with capes, it’s fighting against the biases in artificial intelligence. This documentary is a must-watch for anyone who wants to understand how technology can perpetuate discrimination and how we can fight against it. With everyday heroes and badass female data scientists leading the charge, Coded Bias is a call to action that will leave you feeling empowered to make a change. Plus, who doesn’t love a good underdog story?
Production Company(ies)
Horizon Pictures,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Netflix)
Filming Location(s)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United Kingdom, China
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2021
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $10,236
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $11,681
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,140
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,274
US/Canada gross: $10,236
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $11,681
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,816
US/Canada opening weekend: $10,236
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $11,681
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,672
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Shalini Kantayya – Director, Screenwriter, Film Editing
Steve Acevedo – Cinematographer
Alexandra Gilwit – Film Editing
Director(s)
Shalini Kantayya
Writer(s)
Shalini Kantayya
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Sundance, South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 6 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (51) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (51)
Coded Bias is a powerful reminder that for computers as well as humans, representation matters.
December 2, 2021
Nell Minow
AWFJ Women on Film
TOP CRITIC
A wake-up call and a call to action.
November 21, 2020
Claudia Puig
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
It’s really good. An eye-opener.
November 21, 2020
Peter Rainer
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
You really walk away with the sense “Oh, this is just everywhere, and we have to stop and talk about it right now before it gets out of hand.”
November 21, 2020
Amy Nicholson
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Coded Bias is not interested in wallowing in despair for the future, like many tech-infused documentaries like to do. Kantayya wants to inform and inspire change.
November 20, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Jenny Nulf
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
“Coded Bias” takes something huge and scary and breaks it down into small, easily understood morality tales, featuring everyday heroes fighting to save our future.
November 20, 2020
Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Far from a Luddite’s complaint, director Shalini Kantayya’s Coded Bias brings in expert AI and tech voices, to warn the public how widespread use of this technology, by business and government, can actually reinforce discrimination.
December 2, 2021
Cate Marquis
AWFJ Women on Film
We might all be in need of and very keen on watching escapist comedies during the ongoing pandemic social restrictions, but this compelling documentary is an important and timely film.
December 2, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
[A] chilling message is at the heart of Coded Bias, Shalini Kantayya’s extremely timely documentary about the power of AI and facial recognition technology…
December 2, 2021
Betsy Bozdech
AWFJ Women on Film
This fascinating, insightful and timely documentary takes a deep dive into the artificial intelligence revolution, and examines how software like facial recognition and algorithmic learning is proving to be, like the world around it, systemically biased.
December 2, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
We can do better… but only if we understand what is happening, and what is at stake. This film does an excellent job of doing that.
December 2, 2021
MaryAnn Johanson
AWFJ Women on Film
Coded Bias is an eye-opening and important film that calls attention to a movement of resistance led by badass female data scientists and grassroots organizations examining an important civil liberties matter.
December 2, 2021 | Rating: B+
John Fink
The Film Stage…
Plot
Coded Bias is a documentary that explores the discovery of racial bias in facial recognition algorithms and the potential consequences of algorithmic underpinnings in modern society.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about Coded Bias.
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