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2026 · Action · 5 min 17 sec

A tired salesman crosses the Kyrgyz steppe by evening train to help his grandmother. Encounters in a cafe, aboard the train, and at a hospital connect strangers who each want a little magic in ordinary life—and who may all have learned it from the same old woman.

Creator

Sergei Afonin

Release date

October 9, 2026

Runtime

5 min 17 sec

Genre

Action

Genre context

Creator-described action short with elements of everyday magical realism.

Viewing source

Sergei Afonin on Vimeo ↗

Format

AI-generated / AI-assisted film

AI production

Written, directed, generated, edited, and post-produced by Sergei Afonin. The official release documents Higgsfield Cinema Studio, GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro and 2, Seedance 2.5, Topaz, Suno, ElevenLabs, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Firefly, and Premiere in its one-week production workflow.

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