# Humanity

AI-made. Made with AI, as its festival says: “The 2026 edition of the Artefact AI Film Festival — an international competition for short films made with generative AI, organised by Artefact with mk2.” ([its page](https://artefact-ai-film-festival.com/), read 2026-11-12).

By Maxim Yuldashev and Svetlana Yuldasheva, as [Artefact AI Film Festival](https://artefact-ai-film-festival.com/gallery) names them.

In a monochrome techno-empire, a young woman enters an industrial labyrinth to rescue the man she loves. Wired to the Techno Queen and surrounded by screens promising eternity, he has lost his memories and sense of self. Her touch awakens a forgotten human connection, and together they flee through the machine world. As the Queen closes in, the word “ETERNITY” transforms into “HUMANITY.” Inspired by The Snow Queen, this techno-musical explores the paradox of being permanently connected to a system while becoming disconnected from ourselves and one another.

Plays in YouTube's player, on YouTube, by the link its maker gave the festival: [watch it there](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSUxCtL6zbg).