Dreams of Violets is a 74-minute AI-generated film about Iranian civilian resistance, created without cameras or actors using AI tools at a cost of about $2,000. The trailer describes it as a docudrama feature inspired by real events from 47 years of resistance, bringing protest footage to life through the perspectives of five strangers. A plot element centers on wounded protesters, an execution at dawn, and a soldier discovering the group in a dead-end alley, while a child in a wheelchair watches and decides to act. The film faces heavy criticism in trailer comments for using AI. Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal says the festival champions storytelling innovation and views AI as a vehicle for deeply human storytelling and emotional immediacy.
"Dreams of Violets, a 74-minute film about the Iranian resistance, was made with no cameras and no actors. Instead, filmmakers Ash and Pooya Koosha used AI tools to create the movie at a cost of just $2,000 US. A trailer for Dreams of Violets posted to YouTube Wednesday describes the film as a "docudrama feature inspired by real events from 47 years of Iranian civilian resistance.""
""Through the eyes of five strangers, it brings protest footage to life with raw immediacy," the description continues. "At dawn, as Iranian forces execute wounded protesters, a violent soldier discovers the five hiding in a dead-end alley. Above them, Amir, a child in a wheelchair, watches from a window and decides to act.""
"An overwhelming majority of comments on Dreams of Violets trailer denounced the film for its use of AI. WATCH | See the AI feature film's trailer here: Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal dismissed concerns, telling CBC News in a statement that the film is both timely and appealing."
""The Tribeca Festival has long championed artists who push the boundaries of storytelling and explore new creative frontiers," she said. Rosenthal called the film "a powerful example of how emerging technologies like AI can be used not simply as tools of innovation, but as vehicles for deeply human storytelling." She said the festival's organizers were moved not just by "the technological achievement, but the emotional immediacy and urgency of the story itself.""
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