The Architect’s Dream, 8min., Israel
Directed by Einat Graitser
In a future where happiness is mandatory and grief is flagged as a system error, the architect of the city’s ‘Serenity Algorithm’ faces an impossible choice: purge the memory of her late sister to survive, or destroy the perfect utopia she built to remind humanity that pain is proof of life.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

For the past two years, I have been teaching cinema with a specific focus on science fiction and AI. After teaching the theory and exploring these generative tools with my students, my fingers were simply burning to create something of my own and put everything into practice.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

It took about a month. This is actually the first film where I functioned as a complete one-woman studio—from the initial story and script to the final visual execution.

3. How would you describe your film in two words!?

Digital Dreamscape.

4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?

The biggest challenge in producing a film 100% with AI is maintaining visual consistency. The real obstacle was forcing different generative models to create a cohesive narrative and stylistic continuity, ensuring it looks like one unified cinematic piece rather than a collection of separate images.

5. There are 5 stages of filmmaking: Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Distribution. What is your favorite stage?

When working with AI, the traditional stages tend to blend together. I would say my favorite parts are Development and Post-Production—the magical process of taking the world I imagined in my head and rendering it into a precise visual reality.

6. When did you realize that you wanted to make films?

Since I was a little girl. I used to watch a movie every Friday with my dad, so it’s basically his fault that cinema flows in my blood! I worked as a video editor for years and loved it, but the arrival of AI tools completely unlocked my creativity, allowing me to fly higher and faster than ever before.

7. What film have you seen the most in your life?

The Fifth Element by Luc Besson. The number of times I’ve watched it is completely insane.

8. In a perfect world: Who would you like to work/collaborate with on a film?

Directors like Luc Besson or Steven Spielberg—I absolutely love the clear, masterful way Spielberg tells a story. As for an actor, I would love to collaborate with Tommy Lee Jones.

9. Submitting to festivals via FilmFreeway. How has your experiences been working on the festival platform site?

The platform is highly convenient and efficient. It centralizes all the bureaucracy smoothly in one place, which leaves me with much more time for actual creation and development.

10. What is your favorite meal?

My dad’s stuffed peppers, or a really great breakfast that my husband makes when he wants to spoil me.

11. What is next for you? A new film?

I am currently focused on developing my sci-fi series, “Memory_LEAK”. Alongside that, I am in a continuous state of creation I recently developed and built four independent tech applications and two computer games.