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The First Day

2026 · Drama · 4 min 57 sec

A peaceful family morning gives way to a letter from the border, alarm, evacuation, and battle. Anton Dubrovin’s personal remembrance follows the distance between a man’s life and the military record that survives him, ending at a shattered camp. The film is dedicated to Polikarp Antonovich Sokolov.

Creator
Anton Dubrovin
Release date
April 27, 2026
Runtime
4 min 57 sec
Genre
Drama
Genre context
Editorial drama grouping based on the filmmaker’s personal remembrance of family, evacuation, battle, and loss.
Viewing source
Anton Dubrovin on Vimeo ↗
Format
AI-generated / AI-assisted film
AI production
The creator documents generative scene construction, reconstructed historical environments, character continuity, shot extension, image restoration, and visual atmosphere. AI video and restored archival imagery are combined with manual editing, sound, subtitles, and narrative direction. Named tools include Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, Nano Banana 2.0, Seedream 4.5, and ElevenLabs.

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