What happens when a stage play meets AI filmmaking? 🎬
In BytePlus’s Next Frame, Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer, director and playwright Bonn Park, and producer Sarika Hemi Lakhani explore Volcano High, their collaborative AI filmmaking experiment.
In BytePlus’s Next Frame, Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer, director and playwright Bonn Park, and producer Sarika Hemi Lakhani explore Volcano High, their collaborative AI filmmaking experiment.
Oct 23, 2026 · 9:07 AM UTC
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Using Dreamina Seedance 2.5, the filmmakers blend live performances with AI-generated characters and environments, reimagining a stage play as a continuous one-shot narrative.
The project opens up a wider conversation: how can filmmakers use these tools while preserving authenticity, artistic vision and human emotion?
The project opens up a wider conversation: how can filmmakers use these tools while preserving authenticity, artistic vision and human emotion?
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Drawing on their experience creating Volcano High, the trio share their perspectives on technology, storytelling and the evolving role of the filmmaker.
Stay tuned for Next Frame.
Special thanks to Chapter 41 GmbH, X Filme Creative Pool GmbH, and Lars Stark, AI FX designer and Co-Founder of Chapter 41, for making this project possible.
Stay tuned for Next Frame.
Special thanks to Chapter 41 GmbH, X Filme Creative Pool GmbH, and Lars Stark, AI FX designer and Co-Founder of Chapter 41, for making this project possible.
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@BytePlusGlobal tried making this irl but i couldnt afford the camera rental alone. now i made it with $1200 in 5 days
I really wanted to push Seedance 2.5 to its breaking point with low light. The result is a gritty maritime horror I've been wanting to make.
Created in just 5 days using @TopviewAIhq @TopviewAIJP for SSFF & ASIA 2026.
#TopviewAI #TopviewSSFF
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@BytePlusGlobal Holy. Tom Tykwer is an absolute genius level director and composer. This is huge. 👏👏👏
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@BytePlusGlobal run lola run is still one of my favorite films ever, so i'm very curious what he does with this
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@BytePlusGlobal tom tykwer experimenting with ai is not something i had on my bingo card but here we are
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@BytePlusGlobal volcano high is a weird mix of stage and ai filmmaking.
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@BytePlusGlobal Volcano High is one of my favourite movies. The Korean film from 2001, that is. imdb.com/title/tt030142…
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@BytePlusGlobal Volcano High AI filmmaking meets theatre fascinating creative experiment
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@BytePlusGlobal the fact that a playwright is involved gives me hope this won't just be pretty visuals with no story
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@BytePlusGlobal The idea of turning a stage play into a continuous one-shot film is genuinely exciting.
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@BytePlusGlobal Is Volcano High a short film or a full feature?
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@BytePlusGlobal There’s a difference between trying Seedance and making it part of a film production. Tom Tykwer’s work could give us a better idea of where it fits.
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@BytePlusGlobal Tom Tykwer being part of this makes me even more curious about the project.
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@BytePlusGlobal This is something different. I’d love to see how Volcano High actually turned out.
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@BytePlusGlobal Honestly, the mix of theatre and AI filmmaking sounds really interesting. Curious to see how it looks on screen.
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@BytePlusGlobal bonn park is such a good pick, theater people think about space and timing totally differently
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@BytePlusGlobal the girl in that frame is doing more acting than half the cgi films i sat through this year
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@BytePlusGlobal Is Volcano High a short film, or is it a full-length feature film?
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@BytePlusGlobal AI and theatre coming together is an interesting mix. Excited to see the results!
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@BytePlusGlobal Really curious about the creative process behind Volcano High.
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@BytePlusGlobal producer perspective is interesting too, how does the budget compare to a normal shoot
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@BytePlusGlobal The one-shot approach makes this even more interesting.
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@BytePlusGlobal A fascinating mix of theater and AI filmmaking!
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@BytePlusGlobal This is a great example of technology expanding artistic expression.
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@BytePlusGlobal I’m curious how the actors’ live performances blend with the AI-generated characters.
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@BytePlusGlobal A fascinating blend of theater and AI filmmaking!
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@BytePlusGlobal Definitely curious to watch this and hear what the filmmakers learned from the whole experience.
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@BytePlusGlobal A fascinating blend of theater and AI filmmaking, opening new possibilities for creative storytelling.
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@BytePlusGlobal Volcano High blending stage play with AI filmmaking sounds fascinating having Run Lola Run's Tom Tykwer in the mix makes that experiment even more exciting.
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@BytePlusGlobal stage play meets ai filmmaking is a weird combo and that's exactly why i want to watch it
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@BytePlusGlobal Stage play meets AI? Genius combination! Can't wait to see Volcano High!
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