Menno Fokma ORIGINS short film Trailer | STASH MAGAZINE

Menno Fokma Teases “ORIGINS” Short Film

While admitting he is still ambivalent about AI, Amsterdam-based director/digital artist Menno Fokma embraced the new technology to jump-start this proof of concept for a short film he describes as “a hyper-real nature simulation.” [Watch]

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Vallée Duhamel Chases the “After Light” with Runway and Midjourney

Directing duo Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel veer from their signature production method of hands-on, in-camera effects to explore AI in After Light, a short film they describe as a “playful twist on dystopia”. [Watch]

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Here’s Your Free Pass to “The Carnival of the Ages” Courtesy of Justin Hackney and AI

Justin Hackney, a London-based CD/director and founder of the AI community Realdreams.io, is on a mission to share and democratize generative creative tools. With this short film, he “unveils a cinematic odyssey through time and space.” [Watch]

Night Thing Velvet Music Video by Xaver Boehm | STASH MAGAZINE

Night Thing “Velvet” Music Video by Xaver Boehm

After watching the growth of AI in video with both curiosity and anxiety, Berlin-based director Xaver Boehm says he felt overwhelmed but decided to embrace the tools when he realized the technology was here to stay. [Watch]

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Disturbed “Bad Man” Music Video by Tristan Holmes and Midjourney

With help from Midjourney, director Tristan Holmes conjures 10,000+ AI-generated frames and animates them into a relentless protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Chicago heavy metal band Disturbed. [Watch]

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“PLSTC” Short Film by Laen Sanches and Midjourney

Laen Sanches, a French art director and motion designer based in Amsterdam, recruits the Midjourney AI platform to create an undersea dystopia designed to submerge the viewer in the disturbing reality of ocean plastic pollution. [Watch]