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AI Film 'A Woman Asleep' Explores Modern Disconnect
25 Sep
Summary
- An experimental AI feature film, 'A Woman Asleep,' will release in Turkey.
- The film uses AI-generated narration from a voice clone of the director.
- It took two years to complete, edited from 50,000 individual shots.
Vikki Bardot's AI feature, "A Woman Asleep," will have a theatrical release in Turkey in spring 2027. The film explores themes of contemporary alienation and numbness in an era of hyper-connectivity. Turkish distributor Baska Sinema acquired the domestic rights for the release across 20 cities.
This experimental 80-minute drama is inspired by the 1974 film "The Man Who Sleeps." "A Woman Asleep" utilizes AI-generated narration, created from a voice clone of director Vikki Bardot, to achieve a synthetic yet dreamlike quality. The film's creative process involved editing from approximately 50,000 individual shots over two years.
Bardot, an early pioneer in photographic AI art, stated that AI filmmaking offers independent artists the freedom to create ambitious personal projects. Baska Sinema's director noted their interest lies in how filmmakers utilize new tools to expand cinematic expression, highlighting the film's distinct female-centered perspective on technological dependency.
