The Sound of Cracks
A blind piano restorer hears cracks in a concert grand that will only form in the future.
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The story
Liv realizes that every wrong vibration corresponds to an impending failure in the new concert hall. As the opening approaches, she must prove that her hearing is more precise than the construction team's calculations.
- Original title
- Der Klang der Risse
- Country / region
- Germany
- Genres
- Drama · Thriller
- Language
- German
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 35:00
- Director
- Mara Eichenfeld
Creative process
Humans retain the final decision on screenplay, casting, acting direction, shot selection, continuity, editing, sound, color, safety review, and release.
As of July 17, 2026: completed; theatrical release on August 7, 2026. Human-written brief and shot list; supervised generation with current models; manual editing; licensed sound and color finishing; legal, safety, and technical quality checks.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Live action with AI
- Format
- Short film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66:1
- Frame rate
- 25
- Delivery format
- DCP 2K Flat + ProRes 422 HQ archival master
- Subtitles
- German · English · French · Korean · Japanese · Thai