Sasha Vetrov-The waves
- English (US)
The video is based on Sasha Vetrov's song "Waves". The hero of the video chooses a mask in which he goes out on the road of life. Caught up in the flow of time, he travels through real and imaginary worlds, trying to find the answer to the question of who he is. Whatever paths he chooses, they all lead to the same ending.
Beneath the surface
- English (US)
A woman who has experienced violence in her marriage struggles and wanders repeatedly due to her subconscious obsession with "family integrity". The essence of the robots in the story is the carrier of the female protagonist's subconscious original family's shaping of her marriage concept. Will she ultimately remain in a marriage of ashes or be reborn?
Test Strike
- English (US)
A short AI film exploring morals in medieval Japan. During that time, samurai practiced a custom known as "tsujigiri" (辻斬り). This film is a brief sketch of how such an event might have unfolded.
Sakura Gansha
Sakura Gansha is a music video blending Showa-era aesthetics with handcrafted techniques, AI generation and live action, the piece celebrates female perspective and self-expression through stylised symbolism and layered media. Set to a playful enka-inspired track, the visuals feature floral and fruit motifs, especially mangoes, a cheeky nod in Japanese pop culture, hinting at themes of intimacy and transformation in a subtle, metaphorical way.
Echoed in Water
This short video art piece reimagines the 15th-century painting, Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood[i], —as both historical trauma and contemporary omen. Combining AI-generated shots inspired by the painting with modern video footage, the film collapses time: Gothic churches stand beside glass towers, villagers row past androids, and muddy floodwaters surge through both ancient towns and contemporary skylines. Through haunting juxtapositions, Echoed in Water reflects on the repeated violence of human-induced climate disasters. The merging of eras suggests not only the continuity of environmental vulnerability but also how technological advancement has not only failed to safeguard against nature's wrath but also contributed to it. The medieval past, once seen as distant and irrelevant to our lives, becomes a mirror for our present anxieties—especially as rising seas, broken infrastructures, and ecological displacement become daily realities. The work offers a visual meditation on fragility, memory, and the myth of progress. It is not only an elegy for the drowned but also a warning: history, like water, finds its way back. The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood two panels depict the flood on November 19th 1421 (the feast day of Saint Elizabeth). The right panel, which is more complex, has a unique visual language of distorted perspectives and proportions. It depicts multiple stories simultaneously, which construct the overall narrative of the event. These intriguing features serve as a template and starting point for an investigation aiming to translate and transform the painting into a storyboard that animates a picture of past and present ecological catastrophes. [i] The Saint Elizabeth’s Day Flood, Meester van de Heilige Elisabeth-Panelen, c. 1490 - c. 1495
Kingdom
In a world where traumas are uploaded into the minds of newborns, a global ensemble of infants faces the task of untangling free will from societal brainwashing.
SHORELINE 7
In a restricted zone on a fog-choked shoreline, a lone survivor documents the appearance of strange, otherworldly creatures—unaware this footage may be the last transmission Earth will ever receive.
Fear Of The Dark
- English (US)
"Fear of the Dark" delves into humanity’s primal fear of the unknown, a theme that transcends time and culture. The film explores the symbolic significance of darkness in the human psyche, merging ancient mythological archetypes with modern existential musings. Drawing inspiration from the writings of Joseph Campbell and Jungian Psychology - the narrative weaves together rich, symbolic storytelling with the my own personal philosophical reflections, creating a visceral meditation on dreams, nightmares, and the shadowy corners of our collective consciousness. Through a meticulously crafted visual language, the film immerses audiences in a hauntingly beautiful dreamscape where the veil between reality and the subconscious dissolves. Employing chiaroscuro lighting techniques reminiscent of German Expressionism, the cinematography juxtaposes light and shadow to evoke a sense of both wonder and unease. The AI-generated visuals evoke surrealist aesthetics, blending hyper-realism with abstract, fluid transitions that mirror the fragmented nature of dreams. With a structure that oscillates between lucid narrative threads and fragmented, dreamlike sequences, "Fear of the Dark" challenges conventional storytelling. The film’s pacing is intentionally rhythmic, alternating between slow, contemplative moments and bursts of intensity to mirror the ebb and flow of the human subconscious.
Medea's Heart
“Only now do I truly understand everything… There was never anything between us. You were with that woman, kissing her… but it was different. She was your wife. You have a child... ( almost crying) Nothing was ever real. Nothing… Because I was never real at all! “
The Cinema That Never Was
Have you ever wondered about all the films we lost—not to time, but to never having existed? Not abandoned projects, but films that were never written, never imagined, never even conceived. What if the cinema we know and love is just a fraction of what could have been? Let’s remember these films that were never made.
FOSSiLS
- English (US)
In films and books, our species never fades away. We love to believe we’re immortal that way! Yet millennia conquer all in time’s endless chase. What if we’re but dinosaurs, awaiting our fate? When the elements have burned all our ships, and the grandest works of nations are swept away, it is foretold that the Earth will breathe once more. And one distant day, in the deep abyss below, faint hearts will begin to beat again. But somewhere, somehow, there will remain traces of us— lingering whispers of who we were.
Ancient Works
BAIFF 2025 School Award - "Ancient Works", winner of School Award at BAIFF, is a comical short film that explores with tragic irony how artificial intelligence could rapidly disrupt traditional jobs and the entire world of work. The story centers on a lovely horse who works as a rocking horse for a child who is the company's boss. The horse is bored by his job and the monotony of his daily routine, but this is abruptly interrupted when Cuby AI enters the scene, a sophisticated robot that, thanks to artificial intelligence, can transform into any toy. At this point, an unequal race against time and AI begins, to reinvent himself in other professions, leveraging his skills and abilities. However, artificial intelligence now learns quickly, and no sector is immune. Ultimately, only feelings make humans different and special from machines (the final scene, however, suggests that even this could change). The video is ironic, but also reflects on current issues, such as "the fear that artificial intelligence will replace all jobs, including the most unlikely ones," "people's ignorance about what AI really is," "the difficulty people have in keeping up with AI," but also "the lifestyle and work habits of both managers and workers in the 1980s and 2000s (hence the "08 and 80" that appears on the alarm clock, symbolizing the workers stuck in that world), which in some ways is still relevant and on the verge of being overturned by AI." The short film is created entirely using artificial intelligence tools and combines cartoon and realistic styles. The film's images, as well as some plot points, are created using Chat gpt. The videos and many of the sounds are created using Kling AI. Editing and post-editing, as well as the video's music, are done using Cap Cut.