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HKAIIFF 2026 · Best Human-AI Collaboration

The Last Honest Frame

THE STORY

Story & creation

A restorer and a projectionist debate how much of a damaged family film can be rebuilt before repair becomes invention.

DirectorElian Rowe
Country / regionUnited Kingdom · Ghana
Runtime62 min
LanguageEnglish · Ga
GenreArchival creative-process essay
Completed19 April 2026
JURY CITATION · Best Human-AI Collaboration
For making collaboration visible as a sequence of human judgments, refusals, and careful machine assistance rather than a seamless claim of restoration.
Citation and film data: HKAIIFF 2026 official record

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