Latent Cinema: AI Shorts | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon



LATENT CINEMA

The Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts & Screen/Society present: curated by Yaning Xiong (MFA ’27)

LATENT CINEMA is an AI film screening organized by AI-Generated Art at Duke.

Exploring the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, cinematic language, and contemporary artistic practice, the program presents award-winning and selected films from the 2025 Hainan International Film Festival AI Film Season and the 2025 & 2026 Global AI FILM HACK at MIT.

Time and Location

  • Friday, November 13, 2026 7:00pm
  • Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater

Teams

Contact: Hank Okazaki, Yaning Xiong

Email: hokazak@duke.edu Yaning.x@duke.edu

Sponsor: Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts (MFA|EDA)

Co-Sponsors: Duke Cinematic Arts, AI-Generated Art at Duke



2025 Hainan International Film Festival — AI Film Season:

Orange, 6’17

The Greedy Nightmare, 5’31

Plastic Erosion, 1’19

MOQIAN, 8‘10

After the Burn, 5’02

The Third Room, 5’24

The Three Gardens Game, 11‘17

Chit, 5‘04

Poor Devil, 7’38

Hopeful, 3’08

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Global AI Film Hack at MIT — 2026 Finalists:

Department of Good Memories 5’27

Things I Heard About Aliens 5’57

The Tale of the Peony 8’00

Kill Line 3’21

THROUGH 4’55

SUBMission 5’55

Dreamecho 3’13

Ulysses 4’35

Sensory Communion 6’03

My Grandpa 3’04

Unbounded 3’01

Beyond 21°N 4’43

Drumbeat Fades into Dust 6’41

Global AI Film Hack at MIT— 2025 Finalists:

CLOWN 3’45

Sacred Dance 3’03

For Pixi 3’03

Round Table 2’30

O.R.V 8 - Oscillating Rhythmic Vinyl 3’20

The Revolution Will Be Danced 3’00

CAT CAN DANCE 4’58

About HIIFF 2026 AI Film Exhibition — Beyond Generation:

The 8th Hainan Island International Film Festival AI Film Exhibition, themed "Beyond Generation", explores the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and cinematic storytelling.

Moving beyond the technical capabilities of AI-generated imagery, the exhibition celebrates human experience, emotion, imagination, and artistic expression. It seeks to discover visionary filmmakers and creators who are transforming AI technologies into compelling cinematic works and redefining the future of filmmaking.

Featuring four categories — Cinema-Grade AI Feature Film, Premium AI Series, Cinema-Grade AI Short Film, and AI Experimental Image — the exhibition aims to foster global exchange, creative collaboration, and innovation in the emerging AI film industry.

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About Global AI Film Hack at MIT:

The Global AI Film Hackathon at MIT, founded in early 2023, is one of the world’s earliest competitions dedicated to AI-driven cinema and media art. It has rapidly grown into one of the most influential platforms for creative production and exchange in this field.

About AI ARTISTIC INNOVATION ALLIANCE (AIAIA):

The AI Artistic Innovation Alliance (AIAIA), jointly initiated by Today Art Museum and TODAY AI ART (Today AI Art Center), brings together scholars, artists, directors, curators, and technology innovators from around the world.

In its inaugural term, Professor Fei Jun, from the Art and Technology program at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, serves as the Alliance's rotating chairman. International curator Lu Rongzhi, renowned director Lu Chuan, and Zhang Baoquan, Founder and Chairman of Today Art Museum, serve as Vice Chairmen. Xie Limei, Founder of TODAY AI ART, serves as the Secretary-General.

With "Human-Centered AI Artistic Innovation" at its core, the Alliance is committed to advancing AI-driven artistic innovation and fostering the deep integration of artificial intelligence technologies with artistic creation.

The Alliance advocates for a sustainable technology-art ecosystem and looks forward to working with artists, directors, and AIGC creators worldwide to push the boundaries of artistic expression through the combined power of human intelligence, creativity, and intelligent tools.