A 12-minute post-apocalyptic film, made still by still

What it is

A roughly 12-minute film about survivors following a signal across an Antarctic mountain, built from generated stills and assembled with conventional film craft.

Who it is for

People who want to see what AI-assisted filmmaking looks like when it carries a full story.

How it was made

Models

DALL·E 2 · creator-reported

D-ID · creator-reported

Tools

After Effects · Compositing and puppetry

D-ID · Face animation

Hand-drawn compositing · Cutting, inpainting and continuity work

1. The team prompted and curated DALL·E 2 stills, then cut images apart, composited and inpainted them.
2. After Effects puppetry and D-ID gave the stills motion and performance; sound and continuity were built in post.
3. The director’s test was that it had to be a film, not a montage of images set to music — so an original story was written around the usable material.

What the person did

Josh Rubin wrote and directed the story; Stephen Loggins Parker led the AI image work; a seven-person crew handled performance, sound and post.

What we know

Creator-reported: Official film site, behind-the-scenes videos and a first-person interview with both creators; both X profiles resolve.

Access checked — 2026-09-26 · Loaded the complete-film upload, the official site, the BTS films, the maker thread and both creator profiles on 2026-09-26.

Can you use it?

The film stays on its official YouTube upload and site and plays here through YouTube’s official player when a visitor loads it; we host no stills or clips. The cover is an original Made With Models illustration, not a frame from the film.

About this project

Picked by Made With Models. Added 2026-09-26. Updated 2026-09-26.

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