Pip, a small ivory-and-gold robot, raises a hand toward a palm-lined street at sunset.

No. 16 · Big beat

Wake the Machine

Left for scrap, until one flicker of light is all it takes.

Meet Pip.

Left for scrap in a derelict factory, one flicker of light is all it takes. Heavy legs, rusty bones, then the engine catches and he’s out into the city with the music.

“Switch me on, now I’m wide awakeFeel the walls begin to shake”
30-second preview

The story in 5 frames

From the film

  1. A small robot lies half-buried under a tarp in a derelict factory, one eye starting to glow.
    01 Left for scrap.
  2. Pip pushes up a rusty factory shutter as daylight pours in from outside.
    02 Out through the shutter.
  3. Pip sits by a bus window as the sunlit city slides past.
    03 Riding into the city.
  4. Pip walks across a neon-lit dance floor among dancing people.
    04 On the dance floor.
  5. Pip walks along a wet, neon-lit pavement lined with palms at night.
    05 Into the night.