Sea of Ash

Sea of Ash is an adventure short made independently by Patryk Tucharski, posted on YouTube in September 2026 and running about ten minutes. A young voyager carries his father's ashes across an extraordinary ocean and then a vast, alien-looking desert. He survives a storm, meets a small desert companion, escapes a creature buried under the sand, and finds that the help he needed was close all along. The description calls it a film about grief, survival, friendship and letting go. The creator says the images were made with Seedance 2 and 2.5 and Higgsfield, and the editing and sound design used AI as well.

Who it's for:fans of fantasy adventure and journey-style coming-of-age stories.

Before you watch: free on YouTube, about ten minutes, and the platform may show ads. The description is in English; YouTube lists no subtitle tracks, and we haven't listened to the audio. The story involves a parent's death, a storm and a chase by a creature; we haven't checked how tense it gets. The title and tags mention the Higgsfield Film Festival, but the description doesn't say whether it was formally entered. No reuse rights are granted.

Based on the film's description on YouTube. Watch the film itself for the full picture.