The Heartbeat Vending Machine
IXF-AIF-2026-3M633V6GK4
The story
The vending machine in the abandoned hospital lobby sells bottled heartbeats instead of drinks, and each purchase erases 30 seconds from the buyer's life.
- Original title
- 심장박동 자판기
- Country / region
- South Korea
- Genres
- Horror · Thriller · Science fiction
- Language
- Korean
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 15:30
- Director
- 오세령
Creative process
Humans retain final control over the script, casting intent, performance direction, shot selection, continuity, editing, sound, colour grading, safety review and release approval.
As of July 17, 2026: completed May 29, 2026; scheduled for release October 30, 2026. Human-written brief and shot list; supervised generation with latest models; manual editing; lawful audio and color grading; legal, safety, and technical quality checks.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Interactive and procedural
- Format
- Proof of concept
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Frame rate
- 24
- Delivery format
- ProRes 422 HQ review master + review-only screener
- Subtitles
- Korean · English · French · German · Japanese · Thai