This year’s Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia will shine a spotlight on global issues amid ongoing conflicts and disasters – and show its first movie entirely written by artificial intelligence (AI).
With the theme “Illuminate your Life”, organisers are seeking to use the selected films to foster empathy, discovery and inspiration among viewers.
The film tells the story of a young Palestinian girl who embarks on a mission to make her blind grandfather believe the Israeli wall separating their refugee camp from his native land of Jaffa has fallen.
“We wanted this film to be a utopian tale, between drama and comedy,” said co-director Nour Ben Salem.
Taking place in hybrid form with both online and in-person screenings, this year it will showcase about 270 films selected from 4,936 submissions in 114 different countries and regions.
With technology a running theme in recent years, audiences will also be able to enjoy a special line-up of films made with the help of AI.
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia will screen at several venues in Tokyo from June 4-17. Some films are already available to watch online until June 30.