Emerging from a background in digital art and graphic design rather than traditional film school, Mo Ayouch embraced generative AI as a powerful collaborator to overcome practical filmmaking limitations and explore new visual frontiers. Months of experimentation with prompting, curating imagery concepts, and developing unique workflows culminated in his debut experimental short, ABYSSOPHOBIA. As a first-time filmmaker, Ayouch represents a new wave of creators harnessing AI not just as a tool, but as a medium.