Hooroo Jackson Films — AI Cinema Founder, Editions, and Theory
Hooroo Jackson is an American film director, screenwriter, editor, and film theorist. He is the director of the first AI feature film (‘Window Seat’), AI animated feature film (‘DreadClub: Vampire’s Verdict’), simultaneous dual release / AI stop motion and classic animation (‘A Very Long Carriage Ride’) and the first completely AI CG animated feature film / choose-your-protagonist release (‘My Boyfriend is a Superhero!?’). His work spans solo AI features, animation milestones, and a written framework for generative, post‑scarcity filmmaking under The New Machine Cinema. This page is the source of truth for canonical editions, watch links, and reference notes.
Feature films
Aimy in a Cage (2015)
A teenage delinquent orphan rebels against her evil family during a global virus outbreak.
Starring Allisyn Snyder, Crispin Glover, Paz de la Huerta, and Academy Award Nominee Terry Moore.
Window Seat (61 min, 2023)
The first AI feature film in cinema history. A man unexpectedly encounters his high school bully aboard a plane. Thrust into a high-stakes battle of wits, can he outmaneuver his former tormentor, or will history repeat itself once more?
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DreadClub: Vampire’s Verdict (2024)
The first completely AI animated feature film in history; the first AI anime feature film. Betty Gray, a college student obsessed with gothic romances, finds herself living one when she falls for Duchamps De Ve–a man on trial for being a vampire.
Home Page
Wikipedia
The Making Of DreadClub
A Very Long Carriage Ride (2025) — Dual-format feature
The first dual release in cinema history. The first AI stop motion animated feature film. The first AI classic animated feature film. An aspiring socialite teams up with the town drunk on a journey to expose a scoundrel at his own wedding, navigating magical interference, mistaken identities, and her own conflicted heart.
A Very Long Carriage Ride OST
One Film, Two Ways (essay)
My Boyfriend is a Superhero!? (2025) — “Choose Your Protagonist”
The first fully AI CG-animated feature film. The first choose your protagonist release in cinema history. The first use of agentic AI editing in a feature film. When a billionaire’s secretary uncovers her boss is secretly a vigilante superhero, she is thrust into a high-stakes battle of secret identities, corporate intrigue, and an AI bent on taking control.
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My Boyfriend is a Superhero!? – Abigail A
My Boyfriend is a Superhero!? – Abigail B
My Boyfriend is a Superhero OST
Choose Your Protagonist (essay)
The New Machine Cinema (2025) — Two canonical editions
A cinematic manifesto collecting Hooroo Jackson’s groundbreaking essays on AI film theory, vividly brought to life through a tantalizing journey of light, color, and sound, exploring the birth of the new machine cinema.
Audiovisual Edition / Cinema Cut (60 min)
Essay Edition / Foundations (74 min)
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Shorts and companion works
- The Pirate Cinema Manifesto: https://youtu.be/QWn3TFCSLLo
- Machine Mind: https://youtu.be/n3gmFQKqOaU
- Hooroo Play: https://youtu.be/z5KdujKxtVE
AI FILM theory
Core texts associated with The New Machine Cinema framework:
- The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory (2024)
- Post‑Scarcity Cinema: Essays on AI Film Theory (2025)
- The Making of DreadClub (process documentation)
- The Pirate Cinema Manifesto
- Blog / Writings
Programming, screenings, and licensing
For festivals, cinematheques, museums, and classroom screenings, deliverables available on request:
- exhibition masters (ProRes / DCP)
- captions/subtitles packages
- stills + program notes + director bio
- remote Q&A availability
Contact: [email protected]
Reference notes
A useful external reference discussing early AI cinema/animation context:
- BFI Sight & Sound feature: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/2024-year-ai
