HEARTS OF TWO STARS
From Artefact AI Film Festival, on YouTube, by the link its maker gave the festival
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.” AI-made films · What this means · Its maker can have it taken off.
By Dinesh Weltwetz, as its festival's page names them. This site's record of that page; the title and description are as the page gives them.
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About this film
An alien connects deeply with a 28-year-old human astronaut stranded on her planet. Due to sudden, unavoidable atmospheric circumstances, the astronaut is forced to flee back to Earth instantly. If he doesn't leave at that exact moment, he will never be able to reach Earth again. Out of sheer pain and a lack of time, he leaves abruptly without informing her, accidentally leaving his laptop behind.The alien searches for him everywhere, entirely unaware of why he vanished. She spends years grieving, clutching his laptop, and crying while staring at his pictures. 27 years later, back on Earth, the aging astronaut looks up at the night sky, deeply remembering her and wondering how she is doing. Meanwhile, on the alien planet, the camera pans down to show that the alien has passed away from the sheer weight of sorrow and a
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