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RECURSION – AI Short Film | Higgsfield Global Film Festival

Souleborne

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Desperate to prove herself, a physicist's assistant uncovers her late mentor's secret—and dangerous—research project.

RECURSION is a slow-burn, psychological horror short film made entirely with AI — every image, every voice, all of it. Official entry to the Higgsfield Global AI Film Festival.

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Stack:
Video Generation - Seeddance 2.5
Stills and Reference Material Generation - Seeddream 5.0 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.0/2.5
Prompting - Claude Opus 5, ChatGPT-6 Astra
Select VO from Higgsfield Audio
Select Sfx from Elevenlabs
Music from Suno

Script and writing was NOT AI generated. That part, I truly think, cannot yet be delegated.

20 Comments

@Corgiotter 2 weeks ago Pinned

Obey the pomodoro.

@zeriousvolt1245 12 days ago

A person with that much rage and that little patience will never become a scientist.

@branscombeR 13 days ago

I didn't realise this was entirely A.I. (except the script/concept) until the end ... and I'm a retired, old-school film maker! So congrats.

@WordUnheard 2 weeks ago

This was really good! I thought certain aspects of this were AI, but I had no idea it was entirely AI until I read the description.

@MonkeyJordan23Aguilar 3 days ago (edited)

That Ai looked so realistic i didn’t expect my heart to start beating so much near the end so Great job and keep it up ❤️‍🔥 This really does inspire me to keep making more content ☺️

@JimZD 10 days ago

Really like how you kept the story grounded without going full sci-fi, very unique idea and beautiful execution! Would be curious to hear what you think of our submission.

@xAgentVFX 12 days ago

Well done. Actually a bit of a sophisticated storyline.

@dailyabundance 3 days ago

Well done. One of my favorites 👌🏾

@piotresse9748 3 days ago

Great! really great story and very well made!

@user-qj1ht3nc6m 2 weeks ago

Goosebumps, this is absolute peak

@sallynewton-mason8154 12 days ago

Thought this was great! Have been watching many different AI videos, and this is one of the only ones I felt truly compelled to watch!!

@setnistone 1 day ago

Kudos, I did not realize this as many others do did not realize this was AI until the credits role. There was a couple of points. I was annoyed with her acting too much throwing, but wow. Of course, if I was an actor or an SFX person or one of the hundred animators I used to have working for me I would probably lose my my mind. Good story, thank you thank you for the entertainment.

@aronsmith4768 7 days ago

Well, that’s 5-minutes I’ll never get back. 🤪🙈

@Corgiotter 2 weeks ago

Claustrophobic interiors!

@janscott602 7 days ago

Nice Stranger Things vibe. Sound design and voice acting was superior. Great work.

@FFernandes_XFD 2 weeks ago

Great job, cheers from Brazil !
anxious for next ones!

@gettingstuffdoneright5332 12 days ago

Brava! You managed to get past most of the uncanny valley effects, this is the first time I've been impressed & frankly concerned -- the acting was very good, the overall look & feel was the least AI-ish I've seen in the film festival. I look forward to more of your work, even as I do not look forward to the death of live action! But in the hands of talented artists like yourself, perhaps, perhaps, AI can be a creative tool, not just an alluring trap. All the best to you, take care