Screen/Society--Latent Cinema: AI Shorts | MFAEDA Salon

MFA|EDA & Screen/Society present:

LATENT CINEMA: FILMMAKING IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Curated by Yaning Xiong, MFA '27)

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LATENT CINEMA is an AI film screening organized by AI-Generated Art at Duke.

Exploring the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, cinematic language, and contemporary artistic practice, the program presents award-winning & selected films from the 2025 Hainan International Film Festival AI Film Season and the 2025 & 2026 Global AI FILM HACK at MIT.

PROGRAM ONE: 2025 Hainan International Film Festival--AI Film Season:

Orange, 6'17 The Greedy Nightmare, 5'31 Plastic Erosion, 1'19 MOQIAN, 8'10 After the Burn, 5'02 The Third Room, 5'24 The Three Gardens Game, 11'17 Chit, 5'04 Poor Devil, 7'38 Hopeful, 3'08

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PROGRAM TWO: Global AI Film Hack at MIT--2026 Finalists:

Department of Good Memories 5'27 Things I Heard About Aliens 5'57 The Tale of the Peony 8'00 Kill Line 3'21 THROUGH 4'55 SUBMission 5'55 Dreamecho 3'13 Ulysses 4'35 Sensory Communion 6'03 My Grandpa 3'04 Unbounded 3'01 Beyond 21°N 4'43 Drumbeat Fades into Dust 6'41

PROGRAM THREE: Global AI Film Hack at MIT--2025 Finalists:

CLOWN 3'45 Sacred Dance 3'03 For Pixi 3'03 Round Table 2'30 O.R.V 8 - Oscillating Rhythmic Vinyl 3'20 The Revolution Will Be Danced 3'00 CAT CAN DANCE 4'58

== AI-Generated Art at Duke:

AI-Generated Art at Duke is a research-oriented, interdisciplinary art collective at Duke University, founded by Yaning Xiong. The organization focuses on AI-generated art and human-AI co-creation, exploring the intersection of artistic expression, emerging technologies, and interdisciplinary research. Our goal is to foster an open and collaborative community that advances artistic experimentation, interdisciplinary exchange, and thoughtful exploration of the future of art in the age of AI.

HIIFF 2026 AI Film Exhibition - Beyond Generation:

The 8th Hainan Island International Film Festival AI Film Exhibition, themed "Beyond Generation", explores the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and cinematic storytelling.

Global AI Film Hack at MIT:

The Global AI Film Hackathon at MIT, founded in early 2023, is one of the world's earliest competitions dedicated to AI-driven cinema and media art. It has rapidly grown into one of the most influential platforms for creative production and exchange in this field.