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2026 · Science Fiction · 6 min 1 sec

A solitary clerk sells experiences in a near future where other people’s memories can be treated as commodities. Routine transactions conceal something fragile until one unexpected sale changes what an ordinary life is worth.

Creator
Giuseppe Celestino
Release date
January 28, 2026
Runtime
6 min 1 sec

The official Vimeo release is 6:01; festival programs round the running time to 6:00. This profile uses the exact public release duration.

Genre
Science Fiction
Genre context
Official festival listing describes the film as AI Generated & Found Footage Alt SciFi; the creator’s near-future memory-trading premise supports the science-fiction grouping.
Viewing source
chalesteeno on Vimeo ↗
Format
AI-generated / AI-assisted film
AI production
Written, directed, and edited by Giuseppe Celestino. His credited SHAIKE release lists Magnific, Runway, Sora, Kling, Google DeepMind, Suno, and Leonardo among the tools used in creating the film. The festival listing also identifies AI-generated and found-footage elements.

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