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Darren Aronofsky Joins AI Hollywood Push with Google Deal
- Darren Aronofsky's production company Primordial Soup teamed with Google DeepMind to create the short film Ancestra, premiering June 13, 2025, at Tribeca Festival.
- The partnership emerged to explore AI's role in filmmaking by combining live-action and generative AI visuals guided by insights from three filmmakers including Eliza McNitt.
- Ancestra features AI-generated cosmic and microscopic imagery integrated with traditional filmmaking techniques and was developed with artist collaboration to preserve creative intent.
- McNitt described "Ancestra" as a project that brought to life hidden aspects of her family history by blending archival materials, emotional depth, and scientific elements into a filmic presentation that is both personal and wide-ranging in scope.
- The collaboration seeks to establish frameworks ensuring AI serves as a creative tool aligned with filmmakers' goals, indicating a possible new era of AI-assisted storytelling.
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Director Aronofsky Dives Into AI Film With Google’s Latest Video Model
Director Darren Aronofsky, known for Black Swan and The Whale, is working with Google to experiment with artificial intelligence in film. The short film Ancestra will soon premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, in which Google's AI technology is used to bring microscopic worlds to life, among other things. With this, Google wants to show that its AI video model is suitable for serious film productions.
Darren Aronofsky’s AI-Focused Studio Primordial Soup Sets Strategic Partnership With Google DeepMind
Darren Aronofsky’s AI-focused studio Primordial Soup has entered into a strategic partnership with research lab Google DeepMind for the exploration of artificial intelligence’s creative utilities in filmmaking. Under the partnership, Primordial Soup team will work with Google DeepMind’s research team and three filmmakers to produce short films integrating new technology and storytelling. Google DeepMind will […]
Darren Aronofsky turns to AI to reimagine the future of film
AI and creators mix much like oil and vinegar — not at all unless you use a very specific technique (whisking) for a very specific purpose (making salad dressing). For Darren Aronofsky, the director behind Requiem for a Dream, The Whale, and Black Swan, that technique involves using Google DeepMind's research team and three filmmakers to produce short films that embrace new technology and storytelling.The partnership between Aronofsky's venture …
Darren Aronofsky’s AI-Driven Studio Primordial Soup Inks Google DeepMind Partnership, First Film Project to Premiere at Tribeca Festival
Darren Aronofsky's Primordial Soup inked a pact with Google DeepMind on generative AI creative tools and announced its first project, 'Ancestra.'
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