Film record 2025 · Hybrid entry · United Kingdom
Memory for a Stranger
A documentary AI interviews families who donated their home videos, then confesses it has invented one of them.
About
Tools
Descript · Stable Diffusion
+4 more in the stack
Method
Hybrid
Human + AI
Efficiency
15 CPM
Credits / minute
Genre
Documentary · Drama · Ethics
Runtime
1h 4m
Story record
Synopsis
This hybrid documentary uses consented archival material, generated reenactments, and on-screen model cards to examine what audiences want from synthetic truth. It is small, humane, and quietly devastating.
AI-specific metadata
AI workflow disclosure
Production efficiency
15 cpm
AI contribution
48% AI reenactment/restoration, 52% human interviews/editing
Production stack
AI voice/editing
Descript
Approx. $48
Transcription and overdub allocation.
Interview cleanup and consented narrator temp tracks.
AI image
Stable Diffusion
Approx. $32
Local/GPU rental estimate.
Consented reenactment stills and archive textures.
AI video
Runway
Approx. $38
Video generation credits.
Short reenactment inserts and memory transitions.
LLM planning
ChatGPT
Approx. $14
Writing token usage estimate.
Interview planning and ethics checklist drafting.
Editing
Premiere Pro
Approx. $109
Subscription allocation.
Documentary edit and subtitles.
Upscaling/restoration
Topaz Video AI
Approx. $0
Existing license allocation.
Archive cleanup and upscaling.
Human-made vs AI-generated estimate
Budget in tool credits and currency
Total render/generation time
Generated shots vs final shots used
Custom-trained models
Actor likeness or voice consent
Copyrighted/IP-based material
Creator owns the IP
Team
Director
Writer
Producer
Prompt artist
AI cinematographer
AI animation lead
Video editor
Sound designer
Music creator
Voice actors
Human actors
Model trainers
VFX/compositing artists
Colorist
Poster designer
Studio / collective
Tool consultants
IP owner
Original concept creator
Production recipes
Community notes
Comments