CONSCRIPTED

CONSCRIPTED is a black and white silent film orchestra: no dialogue, no spoken word, no color. Its story is carried entirely by image, gesture, and an original orchestral score — a deliberate return to the language of early cinema, in tribute to the wordless documentary tradition of Koyaanisqatsi, Baraka, and Samsara, and to the restraint of The Zone of Interest. What the film withholds, the audience is trusted to feel.

Over thirty-six hours in March 3rd and 4th 2026, three taxi drivers begin an ordinary day in three war zones — Dzhankoi, Tehran, and Dilling. They wake, they wash, they kiss the people they love, and they drive strangers through cities that look almost calm. None of them will survive the day, and neither will the passengers from countries that called themselves neutral. A silent, AI-generated film scored for orchestra, CONSCRIPTED never names a war and never shows a death. It asks one question: when the sky kills without looking, is anyone truly neutral?

  • Mickaël Farina
    Director
  • Mickaël Farina
    Writer
  • Mickaël Farina
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Silent Film Orchestra, AI short film, anti-war drama, experiemental
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 2, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    AI-generated, 35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • AVA Digital L.L.C
Director - Mickaël Farina