Good Luck To You All

20258 min 15 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Cordell Barker

Production: David Christensen (National Film Board of Canada)Jon Montes (National Film Board of Canada)Alicia Smith (National Film Board of Canada)Chanda Chevannes (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Cordell Barker

A production of the National Film Board of Canada.

A little girl plays with her toys, blissfully unaware that she may hold the future of humanity in her hands. Meanwhile, fragmented voices of scientists and thinkers drift through the film like wandering thoughts—sometimes insightful, sometimes absurd. Shifting between the child’s innocent perspective and the chaotic uncertainties of artificial intelligence, Good Luck to You All is a whimsical yet cautionary tale about humanity’s latest shiny new toy.


Beneath a playful surface of lively, hand-drawn animation and unpretentious philosophical debate, the film explores the ethical dilemmas of handing power to machines and the impact on human connection. As the girl unknowingly mirrors humanity’s own relationship with AI, Good Luck to You All captures the mix of amusement, anxiety and uncertainty we all feel toward this rapidly evolving force.


Directed by two-time Oscar® nominee—and certified 100-percent human—Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back, Strange Invaders), Good Luck to You All suggests that, like the child, we are all innocent players facing an unpredictable AI-driven future.

Subject categories


  • Media and Communication > Computer Technology
  • Technology > Computer Technology, Internet and Electronics
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Human Condition

Credits


writer
Cordell Barker
director
Cordell Barker
animator
Cordell Barker
featuring
Daisy Wolch
Christof Koch
Susan Schneider
Mark Stroski
Ani Seth
Lorenza D'Angelo
Meredith Whittaker
Queen Elizabeth II
original music
Luigi Allemano
producer
David Christensen
Jon Montes
Alicia Smith
executive producer
David Christensen
Chanda Chevannes
compositing
Zeph Rissin
dialogue editor
Cordell Barker
sound designer
Luigi Allemano
foley artist
Andy Malcolm
Footsteps Post-Production Sound
foley mix
Luigi Allemano
foley editing
Luigi Allemano
music mix
Geoffrey Mitchell
additional voice recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
music mixing assistant
Bernard Belley
re-recording mixer
Jean Paul Vialard
online editing
Yannick Carrier
technical coordinator
Lyne Lapointe
Luc Binette
technical advisor
Éloi Champagne
researcher
Cordell Barker
Donna Gall
transcription services
Trans & Sub Coop
transcriber
Lori Heath
Patricia Garry
credits design
Cordell Barker
line producer
Mark Wilson
production supervisor
April Dunsmore
studio operations manager
Devon Supeene
Darin Clausen
studio administrator
Bree Beach
Devon Supeene
Victoria Angell
senior production coordinator
April Dunsmore
Janet Kwan
production coordinator
Jessica Smith
Calvin Serutoke
senior marketing advisor
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
marketing project manager
Marion Duhaime-Morissette
marketing coordinator
Émilie Ryan
publicist
Nadine Viau
legal counsel
Peter Kallianiotis