AI Inspiration WorldAbout the film
REMEMBERING is an experimental short by Canadian director Diego Maclean, finished in 2024 and running about five minutes. The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) describes it as a reflection on the nature of memory and its many strange facets. The director says the idea for the film came before he decided to use generative AI: he had long been drawn to the way memories shift and fade, and when he first tried Stable Diffusion he noticed it behaved a lot like dreaming. So he built a base from 3D animation, live action and other techniques, then ran it through Stable Diffusion for the final look. The film won the Experimental award at the 2025 Austin AI Film Festival and was selected for BIFAN 2025's Bucheon Choice: AI Films section.
Who it's for:viewers who like abstract, poetic images, and creators curious how AI can work alongside live action and 3D animation.
Before you watch: it's on escape.ai; when we checked, the page was public and not behind a paywall, and it doesn't say whether you need an account. About five minutes. We haven't checked the language or subtitles. No reuse rights are granted.
Based on the BIFAN program page, the Austin AI Film Festival site and the escape.ai page. Watch the film itself for the full picture.
How AI was used
The director told BIFAN the film was built from 3D animation, live action and other techniques, then put through Stable Diffusion for its final look.
Sources checked; not a review or endorsement of the film.