AI-assisted Short Film | 00:04:15 | 2026

In 2070, virtual worlds dominate people’s daily life. The Beyond Company sets a weekly Offline Day,claimed to help humans reconnect with reality.In fact, this day is a hidden system update,when massive user data gets erased silently. This AI‑generated short video reflects people’s dilemma between virtual immersion and real‑world existence.

Yuqi Shao and Jiaxuan Li are students majoring in Advertising at Communication University of Zhejiang. Their creative practice focuses on media art and short-form video production, with particular interest in the tensions between virtual technologies and real-world society. Through AI-assisted visual tools and experimental moving images, they explore themes of human perception, digital existence, and future ethical issues.