The Synthetic Anime
A study of anime, AI and DreadClub: Vampire’s Verdict From Generative Animation: Volume 4 of The New Machine Cinema Anime was waiting for AI before most people realized it. AI an
Style as Variable: A Very Long Carriage Ride
From Generative Animation: Volume 4 of The New Machine Cinema The Living, Breathing Cinema proposed that a film could survive translation across multiple valid forms while retainin
An Interview with Hooroo Jackson (“Strings”)
From Mike Haberfelner, April 6th, 2026. Your new movie Strings – in a few words, what’s it about? Strings is the first fully AI photoreal feature film which cros
Breaking the Caste System of Independent Cinema
From Pirate Cinema: Volume 3 of the New Machine Cinema On status, legitimacy, and the “demo” accusation in the age of machine-made film Independent cinema presents itself as a
Strings and the Live-Action Passing Threshold
From Pirate Cinema: Volume 3 of the New Machine Cinema Notes toward a new proof in The New Machine Cinema 1. The claim Cinema’s ontology is changing under our feet. Strings is th
The Pirate Cinema Manifesto
From Pirate Cinema: Volume 3 of the New Machine Cinema “Machine Cinema is a human right. You will not take our robots from us.” We steal history. We refuse permission.
