A Robot Walks Into a Bar

A Robot Walks into a Bar is is a FUTURESTATES film set in the future: Can a new bartending robot help patrons drown their sorrows, all while keeping them from harming themselves? He soon learns his mission may be next to impossible.

Starring Rae Latt, Luis Aldana and Sam Allen. Directed and Written by Alex Rivera. Co-Production of ITVS.

FUTURESTATES is part of PBS’s Independent Lens, an Emmy Award-winning television series showcasing independent documentaries made by ITVS-funded filmmakers. In FUTURESTATES, veteran and emerging filmmakers transform complex social issues into visions of our world in the decades to come.