Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) just released NIGHTBORNE, a 13-minute sci-fi horror short that’s bound to spark plenty of debate. The entire film was generated with AI, with Blomkamp directing every shot through prompts, while real people provided the licensed faces and voices and human artists created the concept art.
The real irony? NIGHTBORNE is about a secret military program that uses soulless machines to bring dead soldiers back to the battlefield, turning humans into disposable tools. It’s hard not to appreciate the meta twist of an AI-generated film telling a story that questions humanity’s growing dependence on AI. Whether you see it as the future of filmmaking or a warning about it, this one’s definitely worth watching.