Laura Almstrup's unsettling look inside the algorithm
The director’s affecting short film plunges us into the disturbing depths of the social media content shaping young girls’ online lives.
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- Production Company Slutet
- Director Laura Almstrup
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Credits
View on- Production Company Slutet
- Director Laura Almstrup
- Producer Mette Jermiin
- Editing Larsen VFX
- Post Producer Vibeke Larsen
- VFX/Online/Graphics Dilsah Kavas
- Color Chemistry Film/Copenhagen
- Color Producer Julie Jepsen
- Colorist Rasmus Hedin
- Sound Designer Kevin Koch
- Sound Chemistry Film/Copenhagen
- Sound Producer Louise Ryge
- Production Designer Frederikke Jermiin
- DP Gerda Falk
- Editor Melissa Olsen
- Composer Christian Baringe
- Composer Jonas Hong Soo Yoon
- AI Artist Sally Trier
- Casting Director Tanja Grunwald
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Credits
powered by- Production Company Slutet
- Director Laura Almstrup
- Producer Mette Jermiin
- Editing Larsen VFX
- Post Producer Vibeke Larsen
- VFX/Online/Graphics Dilsah Kavas
- Color Chemistry Film/Copenhagen
- Color Producer Julie Jepsen
- Colorist Rasmus Hedin
- Sound Designer Kevin Koch
- Sound Chemistry Film/Copenhagen
- Sound Producer Louise Ryge
- Production Designer Frederikke Jermiin
- DP Gerda Falk
- Editor Melissa Olsen
- Composer Christian Baringe
- Composer Jonas Hong Soo Yoon
- AI Artist Sally Trier
- Casting Director Tanja Grunwald
Directed by young Copenhagen-based filmmaker Laura Almstrup through Slutet, this affecting short film tackles uncomfortable truths about girlhood, digital identity and the toxic contradictions young girls face online.
Titled Virgin Alpha, the visually striking project unfolds through a nightmarish hybrid of live action, AI-generated imagery and archival footage to follow a 12-year-old girl scrolling through her phone.
What begins with innocent princess videos quickly spirals into an algorithm-driven descent into hyper-sexualised content, aesthetic pressure, and conflicting cultural messages.
With a tender, cinematic eye and a bold visual language, the film holds up a mirror to the world we are building for the next generation and asks: For the algorithm, there is no difference between a child and an adult. Is this the legacy we want to leave behind?
