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Homeward归途

A plush companion robot is thrown out with the trash and spends a night and a day crossing the city to get back to the girl who owns him. No dialogue to speak of; one character held steady across twelve and a half minutes.

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Client
Original
Year
2026
Format
Short film · 12:30
Method
AI
Direction
Zhao Xiao
Our role
Original short
Running time
12:30

The brief

An internal test with a public result: can a single AI-generated character carry a short film with the consistency audiences expect from animation?

What we did

Written, directed and produced in-house.

How it was made

Script and boards first. The character was locked as a reference set before any shot was generated, then carried through rain, mud, night and crowds with low, toy-height camera positions. Voice, sound and music were recorded and mixed by people. Tools are listed in the credits.

Delivered

12:30 film, 1080p.

Results

  • One character, 12.5 minutes, consistent

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