A-EYE ON US
2026 · 2m
Directed by Jules Lambert, Schoettl
Genres: coming-of-age, drama, sci-fi
Tones: contemplative, tender
Like most people, Morgane overuses artificial intelligence — but for her philosophy assignment on beauty, the machine draws her into a journey that will transform her.
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A teenage girl and an AI riffing on beauty sounds like the most mid sci-fi premise imaginable, but if Lambert and Schoettl actually pulled off something subversive in two minutes, I'm genuinely curious—though I suspect this lands more earnest than weird.
The pairing of philosophy assignment and AI-as-mirror invokes a lineage of Socratic cinema, and at 2 minutes, the formal constraint demands the kind of economical editing and tonal control that separates accomplished craft from sincere attempts.
A two-minute coming-of-age hinges on one moment—whether it's a beat where Morgane's expression shifts, a sound design choice that makes the AI feel present, or an edit that reframes the entire exchange—and that's exactly the kind of specific decision that transforms a modest premise into something that stays with you.