AI Inspiration WorldAbout the film
Pentimento is a short written, directed and produced by Eldar Tusipkaliyev, posted on YouTube in September 2026 and running about seven minutes. It's an entry in the Higgsfield Global Film Festival 2026. An artist picks up his brush and brings a whole world to life; a second story unfolds inside the canvas alongside his own, and as his life changes over the years, the painted world changes too. The title is a painting term for traces of an earlier image showing through a later layer of paint, which the description reads as proof that what was once erased can still survive beneath the surface. The creator lists his tools in full: GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro and Higgsfield Soul for characters and locations, Seedance 2.5 for video, Suno 5.5 for music, GPT-5.6 Luna for developing prompts, and Adobe Premiere Pro for editing.
Who it's for:viewers drawn to painting, art and stories within stories.
Before you watch: free on YouTube, about seven minutes, and the platform may show ads. We haven't checked the language or subtitles. We haven't checked whether it was shortlisted or won anything. No reuse rights are granted.
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How AI was used
The creator lists each step: GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro and Higgsfield Soul for characters and locations, Seedance 2.5 for video, Suno 5.5 for music, GPT-5.6 Luna for prompt development, and Adobe Premiere Pro for editing and post-production.
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