Actor from "Kupala" releases AI film that brought him $450,000 for free access
Nikolay Shestak has published "The First Sincere Day" — a story about a world where human intentions begin to reflect on people's faces. The director's cut runs for 20 minutes. It can be watched in English or with Russian voice acting, noted the channel "Sacred Belawood".
Still from the film
The film is available on YouTube. According to the author, the Russian version was dubbed by real actors — their voices were not generated by artificial intelligence. To turn it on, you need to select the corresponding audio track in the video settings.
The events of the film begin one morning in New York. People's faces inexplicably change all across the world. A TV presenter goes on the air to report the mysterious phenomenon and begins to change herself in front of millions of viewers. Gradually it becomes clear: it is not a virus, but people's true intentions.
Shestak asks viewers to share their impressions and help the film find its audience.
"Now begins the most important part for me — your impressions. A review, a short reaction, thoughts — everything matters. And if you truly liked the film, share it. A repost, a link to a friend, a post on your feed. The film will spread only as far as viewers carry it," the director wrote.
"The First Sincere Day" won the Grand Prix at the Astana AI Film Festival in Kazakhstan and a $450,000 prize. More than eight thousand works from 125 countries were submitted to the festival.
Nikolay Shestak is an actor and director from Latvia. To Belarusian audiences, he is primarily known for playing the lead role in "Kupala". The Belarusfilm production about the life of Yanka Kupala was supposed to hit theaters in 2020, but was shelved for political reasons.