Children of a Dead Star (2026) (Trailer) | 4K AI Short Film
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In 1979, an alien signal is intercepted by a remote military surveillance station in East Germany. The "Real-existing socialism" has made first contact. But the message is not what it seems: it's an alien language-virus poised to colonize minds, override ideologies, and rewrite reality. One sentence at a time, one thought at a time, it rapidly spreads through the most surveilled state on Earth. If not contained, it will unravel the dictatorship from within. Yet seizing control of it as a weapon might also win the Cold War for the regime ...
Most of the video was shot in SeeDance 2.0, with additional shots provided by Kling 3.0. Video entirely created on RunwayML, thanks to the Runway Creative Partners Program (CPP). Keyframe images created with Midjourney V8.1, GPT Image 2, and Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro). Trailer score via Udio 5.5. Sound design created "in-camera" by SeeDance 2.0 (and Kling 3.0). Created, written, produced, edited, and directed by Mark Wachholz. Grain and film emulation by Dehancer Pro.
🏆 Winner "Best Trailer" at the MetaMorph AI Film Award 2026
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