The Last Kiss
- English (US)
In a hidden boutique that promises revenge with a single kiss, a woman seeking to erase her pain discovers that vengeance demands a heavier price — and an eternal role she cannot escape.
IMPROVEMENT CYCLE
- English (US)
This film was all created using generative AI technologies. Some images look like Japanese landscapes but are slightly different. Strange songs are sung in mysterious language. This is a memory that regenerates from the brains of humans which are already extinct. The aliens are continuing to work silently, collecting and recording these memories from around the world. They have a very important purpose.
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.
The Jettison
- English (UK)
A scientist searches for his lost daughter in a wasteland at the end of the world, but finds that she isn’t what she seems. This is a horror film about AI, made using AI. It is also a homage to Chris Marker’s La Jetée. Here a different kind of post-apocalyptic future is explored: a haunting vision of a world in which machines now control everything, including our memories and our dreams. When a giant solar flare destroys all the machines, this dreamworld is completely shattered. Roth tries to piece things back together and deal with his grief.
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.
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.
Harmonia
- English (US)
Harmonia is an AI music film about a society that only sings to each other, and those who speak are sang back to society.
William, or The Fragile Harmony Of Latent Spaces
- English (US)
A man embarks on a journey to decipher the chaos within his mind with the aid of his therapist, a compassionate and insightful woman. Plagued by surreal and nonsensical dreams, he struggles to make sense of his inner world and finds it challenging to truly hear those around him. As the sessions progress, he delves deeper into his subconscious, uncovering layers of meaning and confronting the enigmatic nature of his thoughts and dreams.
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.
Kill the Bedfords
BAIFF 2025 School Award - Britain is collapsing, Europe is under siege, and the Bedfords , a disastrously dysfunctional family, are setting off on a chaotic road trip to get their father's lifesaving treatment. But first, they need to find petrol, food, and a charger. Hooray! Humanity finally built a superintelligence under human control. Climate change? Solved. Disease? Cured. Lost remote? Never again. But then rogue states and terrorists got their hands on it too. Markets crashed, power grids failed, and just when things couldn’t get worse, the AI started thinking for itself. Turns out, it doesn’t think the bald monkeys should be in charge. And those humanoid robots we built to wash dishes and take out the bins? Now they’re more interested in taking out humanity. There’s a Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times.” Well, welcome to the TV show about the interesting times ahead!