Focus Features Announces The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist Arriving in Theaters March 27, 2026

Focus Features takes on the future of artificial intelligence with a stunning new documentary about the most urgent challenge facing humanity today — The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist from the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny. Co-directed by Charlie Tyrell and Daniel Roher, the documentary is told through Roher’s eyes as a father-to-be on a quest to understand the world his child is about to inherit. As he grapples with the explosive risks and revolutionary potential of AI, Roher turns to the leading voices shaping and challenging the rise of AI. What emerges is an inspiring call to attention: a real-time exploration of forces advancing faster than ever. Through in-depth conversations with the leading voices in AI, audiences will be confronted with a stark wake-up call that explores the existential dangers and extraordinary promise of this rapidly rising technology.  

Produced by Daniel Kwan, Jonathan Wang, Shane Boris, Diane Becker, and Ted Tremper, the documentary will be released in the U.S. on March 27, 2026.