First All-AI Film 'Dreams of Violets' to Premiere at Tribeca, Depicting Iranian Civil Unrest
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Kory Grow
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
'Dreams of Violets' is the first entirely AI-generated film to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Iranian filmmaker Ash Koosha, the 75-minute film dramatizes civil unrest in Iran weeks before a fictional US-Israel invasion in 2026. Produced for approximately $2,000 using various AI services for video generation, language editing, research, and imagery, the film is expected to spark debate not only about AI ethics but also about its political subject matter. It premieres June 10 at the festival.
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Dreams of Violets may become a bigger talking point than just the ethics of AI
The movie dramatizes the plights of Iranian civilians weeks before the United States and Israel invaded the country this year
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