In production
Short Films
Stand-alone stories, each a single idea about the future, told in a few minutes.
Original science fiction short films and series, written by hand and brought to life with AI.
Stand-alone stories, each a single idea about the future, told in a few minutes.
An ongoing sci-fi saga released episode by episode, with one world and a cast that returns.
Vertical teasers, trailers and behind-the-scenes clips made for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.
Next Era Cinema is an independent studio built around stories that were written long before the tools existed to film them.
Every project starts as an original script. AI is the camera, the set and the effects department, but every frame is directed: composed, prompted, selected and cut by hand.
We make the films at home on our own hardware and release them for free on YouTube and social media.
An original screenplay, broken down shot by shot.
Worlds, sets and camera blocking laid out in 3D in Blender.
A key image for every shot, fixing characters and lighting.
Each frame brought to life with open-source video models in ComfyUI.
Edit, sound design, music and colour, then release.
New films and episodes land on the YouTube channel first. Subscribe to get each release as it goes live.