
In an attempt to tell the story of the Tree of Ténéré from a non-human perspective, we entrusted the narrative to an artificial intelligence, treating it as a species in its own right, capable of seeing beyond our anthropocentric view. But perhaps what it produces can never truly be neutral, as the images it generates are inevitably filtered through the human gaze. Can we really tell the world without ourselves in it?

In an attempt to tell the story of the Tree of Ténéré from a non-human perspective, we entrusted the narrative to an artificial intelligence, treating it as a species in its own right, capable of seeing beyond our anthropocentric view. But perhaps what it produces can never truly be neutral, as the images it generates are inevitably filtered through the human gaze. Can we really tell the world without ourselves in it?
2025-05-10
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Can we really tell the world without ourselves in it?
8.0A copywriter decides to stop working, sending an entire ad agency into chaos.
6.1In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.
0.0A young man visits a Buddhist temple in the hopes of quenching his thirst.
0.0As a woman attempts to outrun her intrusive thoughts, her evening begins to unravel alongside her mind.
0.0Two souls: One seeks to know her life's true essence and the other is haunted by foreign sights of himself, as they both are influenced by an existence beyond human realm—whom continually oversees them across eras, trapping them in a game of time and the unknown.
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0.0When ‘M.I.N.D.’, a human and AI hybrid infiltrates the screens of the public, enforcing its vision of what the world should be, Dr Malcolm is tasked with stopping the rebellion. She must choose between protecting what she holds most dear or saving humanity.
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0.0A musical fantasia on religion and the nature of exploitation.
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0.0Experimental short film showing a single 10-minute shot of the sky.
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