Coded Bias

Coded Bias is an American documentary film directed by Shalini Kantayya that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

Coded Bias
Film poster
Directed byShalini Kantayya
Release date
  • January 2020 (2020-01) (Sundance)
  • November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

It follows researchers and advocates, principally MIT computer scientist Joy Buolamwini, as they explore how algorithms encode and propagate bias.[2][3][4][5]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% over 38 reviews with an average rating of 7.90/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Clear, concise, and comprehensive, Coded Bias offers a chilling look at largely unseen side effects of modern society's algorithmic underpinnings."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 7 critic reviews.[7]

Accolades
Award Year Category Result Ref(s).
Calgary International Film Festival 2020 Best International Documentary Won [8]
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Science/Nature Documentary Nominated [9]
Hamptons International Film Festival New York Women in Film & Television Award Won [10]
NAACP Image Awards 2021 Outstanding Documentary (Film) Pending [11]
Sundance Film Festival 2020 US Documentary Grand Jury Prize Nominated [12]

References
  1. Friday, Dana Kendall; January 31st; 2020. "Now Streaming: 'Coded Bias' Exposes Tech Made without Women and BIPOC in Mind". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Complex, Valerie (2020-02-13). "'Coded Bias': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. "When Bias Is Coded Into Our Technology". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  4. Girish, Devika (2020-11-11). "'Coded Bias' Review: When the Bots Are Racist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. Allen, Nick. "Coded Bias movie review & film summary (2020) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  6. "Coded Bias (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. "Coded Bias Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. "Calgary International Film Festival 2020 – Coded Bias". Calgary International Film Festival. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. "Critics Choice Documentary Awards | Critics Choice Awards". Critics Choice Awards. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. Titcomb, Isabelle (15 October 2020). "Two WMM Filmmakers Receive Awards from NYWIFT at the Hamptons International Film Festival". Women Make Movies. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. "2021 Nominees". NAACP Image Awards. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. "Coded Bias". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

See also
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