India, Nov. 17 -- The critically acclaimed film Humans in the Loop has been awarded the Film Independent Sloan Distribution Grant, as it has officially qualified for Academy Awards consideration. The film, directed by Aranya Sahay, recently secured a US theatrical release.

The Sloan Distribution Grant, given by Film Independent and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, supports feature films that engage meaningfully with science or technology themes or characters. The grant is aimed at helping these films reach wider audiences through strategic release support. Over the last two decades, the grant has backed films like The Imitation Game, Hidden Figures, The Man Who Knew Infinity, and Oppenheimer.

Humans in the Loop tells the story of an Indi...