“AI Gave Us the Opportunity to Create Anything We Wanted” — Andrew Boer on Storytelling and Creating New Worlds
What was the original creative spark behind your film, and why did you choose to tell this story using AI?
Andrew Boer: We actually created this film originally as a part of a 48 hour hackathon style film contest (Soulscape 2026) and won the competition with it. The prompt was “what world will you build”. We focused on the worlds that are built by parents for their children, and the importance of building a world you would want to live in yourself.
How did working with AI change your role as a filmmaker, artist or storyteller during the process?
Andrew Boer: AI gave us the opportunity to create anything we wanted with all possibilities at our disposal. We were able to create shots and action. We would never be able to achieve
practically all within 48 hours.
Where did you feel most in control of the work, and where did the technology surprise you?
Andrew Boer: We definitely had the most control of our work within the image generation process, and we were consistently surprised with some of the results we got with the video generations, which obviously had the most iterations within them. We were very surprised at how difficult it was to accurately re-create in infant child with AI in the hospital scenario.
We were lucky that my wife is in the medical field and was able to ensure realism and true to life hospital settings.
What part of the film feels most personal to you?
Andrew Boer: This film overall is very important to my wife and I because she is currently expecting and was also expecting during the creation of this film. It was a big inspiration in the mindset behind the world, creating around new life and the cycle of life.
What does being part of MetaMorph 2026 mean to you at this moment in
the evolution of AI storytelling?
Andrew Boer: It is a great honor to be featured amongst so many powerful creators and storytellers from all over the world at Metamorph. Many of these submissions are very impressive and we are very lucky to be featured amongst them. Thank you so much for the recognition form the impressive judging panel as well!
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