ExCoded, 90 / 52 min, est. release 2027

Amidst the steady creep of facial recognition technology into policing, immigration, and even schools, people harmed by AI—aka the “excoded”—are taking on a system that’s rapidly rewriting the rules of public life.

Director: Javier Lovera
Producers: Hannah Donegan, Marc Serpa Francoeur
Editor: Robinder Uppal
Executive Producer: Ina Fichman

Produced with the support of the Algorithmic Justice League, CBC, JustFilms, Hot Docs CrossCurrents Canada Doc Fund, and Hot Docs Forum

Selected for the IDFA Forum Pitch 2025, Hot Docs Forum 2026 (winner of the first look and CMF-Hot Docs Forum Canadian Pitch prizes), and Sheffield MeetMarket 2026