Dreams of Violets is dreaming of a brighter future for independent filmmakers.
The 75-minute drama—centered on a group of strangers whose lives are changed forever by the January massacre of Iranian civilians in Tehran—is the first feature-length movie completely generated by AI to screen at a major film festival.
The film, directed by Iranian-born Ash Koosha—who left Iran in 2009—premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 10th. Koosha made the film on a very small budget of $2,000, relying heavily on the dedication of those involved.
“The first month was basically writing down ideas, researching, capturing a lot of the footage required to recreate the events,” Koosha explained in an exclusive interview with TopMob News. “From the moment we generated the images and it went to the video processing and the post-production, that was two months of work and mainly happened at night, in my breaks outside of my main job.”
And Dreams of Violets executive producer Tom Rogers was amazed by the results.
He told TopMob that the quality of the AI-created film is impressive, but even more remarkable is the fact that one person completed the entire project. He feels this accomplishment hasn’t received enough attention.
That’s why Koosha, who co-founded AI-driven production company Fountain 0 with his brother Pooya Koosha, believes Dreams of Violets historical premiere will usher in a new age of filmmaking, allowing indie storytellers to create without blockbuster-sized budgets.
Filmmakers are often expected to be resourceful and overcome limited budgets to demonstrate their talent. However, AI tools in filmmaking will change this. We’ll see new jobs emerge around managing and controlling these AI models, and they’ll empower storytellers to create visually stunning worlds that previously would have cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
AI helped Koosha quickly and affordably create intricate ideas and visuals—something he believes would be impossible using traditional filmmaking methods.
This story really got to me, and it actually pushed me to unlock a whole new level of creativity to see it through. It was amazing how many different ideas I had, and I could actually experiment with them all in a really short space of time. It felt like a creative explosion!
Koosha added, “A lot of films, in fact, get destroyed because of the risks you take.”
That’s why he suggests AI will ultimately reshape filmmaking rather than replace it.
The idea that filmmakers can simply press a button and instantly create a complete movie is a misconception. Instead, we’ll see a shift towards what I call ‘Hollywood 2.0.’ This won’t be entirely new faces, but the experienced film professionals – even those who worked behind the scenes on set – leveraging AI to tell stories that were previously unachievable. They have the knowledge and passion to operate these new AI tools and bring impossible stories to life.
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2026-06-11 03:23