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"The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000."
Reported by Ash KooshaJune 10, 2026Not tested by benchr
What happened
Dreams of Violets, a docudrama written, directed and produced by Ash Koosha and co-produced by Pooya Koosha through their studio Fountain 0, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2026. Its imagery was generated with AI video tools; the film reconstructs the killing of civilians in Iran in January 2026. Koosha told the Guardian the equivalent CGI work would have cost millions and that he spent $2,000.
How it was done
- InA documentary script about events with no surviving footage
- ThenImagery generated with AI video tools
- OutA festival premiere, then the studio's own streaming site
What it cost
$2,000, according to the director.
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The $2,000 figure is the director's own, quoted in the Guardian. benchr has not seen a cost breakdown, and the encyclopaedia entry names no model or tool.
About this source Read from the encyclopaedia entry, which cites the Guardian (June 3, 2026), Variety, CNBC, the Hollywood Reporter and Rolling Stone. No model or tool is named anywhere in it, so benchr names none.
Original source: en.wikipedia.orgAlso covered by The Guardian