Mina (2024)
"Mina," is a reflection on the concept of memory in the face of the oncoming AI era. It tells the story of a man haunted by the apparition of a woman on a railway, where his daily visits become a search for solace in the face of lost love and places once called home. As he grapples with the closure of the station and the disappearance of the ghostly figure, he discovers that belonging is not just a place, but a feeling found in the unlikeliest of encounters.
“Mina” is an AI-generated audio-visual project born out of collaboration with the MIT Filmmaker Association and was nominated for Best Film in the MIT AI For Filmmaking Hackathon.
Director & Writer: Hongbo Cai
Art Director: Kerun Chen
AI Visual Director/Editor: Chenxiao Li
Music: Zuochu Liu, Hongbo Cai & Yicheng Zhu
Sound Design: JoNine Liu
Piano Solo & Voice-Over: Hongbo Cai
Sound Mix: Zuochu Liu
A preview of the film can be found here:
The video above is now being developed into a larger creative project, to be released in festivals worldwide.