2026 Official Selection
BRAINSTARE
In a near-future world where consciousness can be scanned and sold, a man submits to a corporate experiment that forces him to confront the machinery of his own mind. BRAINSTARE is the world’s first “live-action” feature film entirely realized by Artificial Intelligence — yet written, directed, and edited by human beings. This psychological sci-fi thriller from filmmaker Steve Balderson and writer Dr. Joseph Suglia explores the war between human consciousness and machine intelligence.
In a near-future world where consciousness can be scanned and sold, a man submits to a corporate experiment that forces him to confront the machinery of his own mind.
BRAINSTARE is the world’s first “live-action” feature film entirely realized by Artificial Intelligence — yet written, directed, and edited by human beings. This psychological sci-fi thriller from filmmaker Steve Balderson and writer Dr. Joseph Suglia explores the war between human consciousness and machine intelligence.