The Thirteenth Finger
A thirteenth finger grows only in the shadow of a pianist testing an AI prosthetic, and every note the audience chooses makes that finger play a new memory.
IXF-AIF-2026-NXDKUXFYGC
The story
Yunho sits at a transparent keyboard for the first time after the accident, but sees a shadow with two more fingers than his real hand moving. In an interactive demonstration, the audience chooses the notes the finger points to, and each combination restores the prosthetic's training records and the rehearsals Yunho wanted to forget in different orders.
- Original title
- 열세 번째 손가락
- Country / region
- South Korea
- Genres
- Horror · Thriller · Science fiction
- Language
- Korean
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 14:00
- Director
- 마도율
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; interactive demonstration scheduled for December 18, 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
- Interactive and procedural
- Format
- Proof of concept
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Frame rate
- 23.976
- Delivery format
- ProRes 422 HQ review master + review-only screener
- Subtitles
- Korean · English · French · German · Japanese · Thai