Naomi Petit

Mikey's night terrors become reality when his mother begins showing signs of demonic possession. What he's about to experience will haunt him for the rest of his life and claim countless lives across generations.

An artificial intelligence (A.I.) computer watched the Mario Bava classic “La Maschera del Demonio” for six straight days, then it made its own disturbing movie.

The Gilded Mirror follows Charles Randolph, a once-renowned performer haunted by his wife’s death. When a young woman comes to audition for him, their encounter reveals a charade of illusion and obsession.

In early 2021, a machine intelligence spent two days watching several films by the legendary director Jean-Luc Godard. Starting with a blank slate, the A.I. used these films to learn about our visual world for the first time. Later, a separate A.I. was used to write the poetry heard in the narration. It is presented verbatim, edited only for length. To complete the experiment a live action narrative, shot in vintage 16mm, was wrapped around this otherwise A.I. generated film. With machine-generated imagery and narration, the film gives us a glimpse into our world as seen by a new intelligence of our own design.

Ruby and Micky are at the head of Carl's cocaine business. But one afternoon Micky decides to kill Carl by sending his girlfriend as a gift.