AI Film · 2026

Mumbai Standard Time

Music · Sound · Voice Direction

Technology scales execution. Taste remains scarce.

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A 48-hour production window
spanning idea, script, image and sound.

The idea was to make an AI-native film feel immediate, human and musically coherent under extreme time pressure. Voice direction led to an unusually expressive, natural performance, while the score moves at the film's pace without becoming mechanical. One recurring theme appears through distinct instrumental variations, each shaped around the world on screen.

  1. 01 First Prize CinemAI Hackathon, MIFF 2026
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Role
Music · Sound · Voice Direction
Studio
Kalpnk AI
Scope
End-to-end Audio
Format
AI-native Short Film
Year
2026
Recognition
First Prize · CinemAI Hackathon