Still from Aria: Memories of A Distant Present

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Aria: Memories of A Distant Present

Short Film · 2026 · 6 min · Ryan Patterson

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This original AI anime short by Mingdi Li follows a grieving man who escapes into a VR simulation to relive memories of his lost love, using AI-assisted animation from Queen One Studios and Enrapt Studios to blur the line between comforting illusion and the painful choice to finally...

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