A film entirely generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is about to be screened at the Tribeca Festival, causing surprise and raising questions about the ethics of AI in cinema. The film, titled “Dreams of Violets“, was produced in just three months by Ash Koosha, a filmmaker from Tehran who left Iran in 2009, and his brother Pooya. The 75-minute production was made with a budget of around $2,000, using AI services for video generation, language editing, research, and images. The film dramatizes the difficulties faced by Iranian civilians before the US and Israeli invasion of the country, addressing themes such as civil unrest, repression, and executions.
A trailer of the film shows scenes of protests, smoke bombs, and an army repressing demonstrators, as well as personal stories of people who will be executed, including a boy with cerebral palsy.
The Use of AI in Filmmaking
Ash Koosha’s direction sought to utilize AI technology to tell a story that is both personal and political. The script is based on real events that occurred in January, when protests erupted in Tehran and at least 7,000 people died, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The film’s photography is characterized by blurred backgrounds in the plans, which is a sign of the use of AI in image generation. However, the story is told in a realistic and human way, which is an example of how technology can be used to tell deep and emotional stories.
The artificial intelligence is used creatively to generate images and scenes that would be difficult or impossible to produce otherwise. Cinema is also an important theme in the film, as the production is an example of how technology can be used to create works of art that are both innovative and emotional. In addition, Iran is the context in which the story takes place, and repression is a theme that is addressed in a critical and emotional way.
The Ethics of AI in Cinema
The use of AI in the film also raises questions about the ethics of technology in cinema. In a statement, Ash Koosha said that he understands that a film generated by AI about people who actually died raises difficult questions, but believes that the alternative – silence, forgetfulness – is worse.
AI can be used to create stories that are both personal and political, and that can be told in a realistic and emotional way. The film is an example of how technology can be used to create works of art that are innovative and emotional, and that can be used to tell stories that are important and necessary.
The technology is a theme that is present throughout the film, and is used creatively to tell a story that is both personal and political.
The film “Dreams of Violets” is an example of how AI technology can be used to create works of art that are innovative and emotional. The use of AI in image and scene generation is an example of how technology can be used to create stories that are both personal and political.
