Neon Orchard
In an orchard abandoned by pollinators, a giant translucent bee awakens beneath neon fruit and carries the last viable pollen through an artificial night.
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The story
An automated orchard keeps glowing long after its human operators have vanished. When Glasswing-7 emerges from a cracked greenhouse, it follows electrical blossoms across the valley and discovers that the orchard itself has been breeding a final, impossible spring.
- Original title
- Neon Orchard
- Country / region
- United States
- Genres
- Science fiction · Drama · Experimental
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 106:00
- Director
- Iris Calder
Creative process
Humans retain final control over script, casting intent, performance direction, shot selection, continuity, edit, sound, color, safety review, and release approval.
Completed on January 2, 2026 and theatrically released on January 16, 2026; completed and released as of July 17, 2026. Human-authored brief and shot list; supervised current-model generation; manual edit; licensed sound and color finishing; legal, safety and technical quality control.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Generative narrative
- Format
- Feature film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Frame rate
- 23.976
- Delivery format
- DCP 4K Scope + ProRes 422 HQ archival master
- Subtitles
- English · French · German · Korean · Japanese · Thai