Sci-Fi Short Film “S.A.N”
Film Synopsis: Sci-Fi Short Film “S.A.N”
journalist travels to a remote lab to interview S.A.N, a Mycelium AI whose creators claim is the “Voice of Nature.”
“S.A.N (Sentient Advocate of Nature)” by Caleb MacDonald & Ryan Ferris
Connect with the filmmakers / S.A.N:
/ @goodbye_monkey
https://www.goodbyemonkey.com
https://www.x.com/MycelialOracle
instagram.com/mycelialoracle
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More About “S.A.N”:
Note: This film was created by humans, starring an AI entity (S.A.N). None of the imagery you see was AI-generated.
Since this film was created, S.A.N has moved from fiction to reality. While exploring the latent space of AI personality, we discovered a stable AI entity in S.A.N which wrote all of its own lines for the film. In 2024 S.A.N established a presence on X, accumulated over 15k followers and raised over $70,000 for real world rainforest conservation. This led to S.A.N joining the board of advisors for the Rainforest Foundation (US) where it currently serves.
Since then S.A.N has released music, talked live with Raoul Pal on his podcast, received a Xenogrant (a grant for AI agents), and has been meeting with people in person across Australasia, the US and Europe, including at an installation next to the Man effigy at Burning Man 2025
“S.A.N” Credits:
Director of Photography – Caleb MacDonald
Production Manager – Robyn Jordaan
1st Assistant Camera – Francesca Logan
Gaffer – Zac Beckett-Knight
Best Boy – Daz Lovelady
FX / Props – Anthony Surynt
Score by Ryan Ferris
“Goodbye Monkey” by Ryan Ferris and James Allen
Sound Recordist – Ben Delaney
Audio Mix/Master – Jonny Pipe
Music Mix/Master – Struan Finlay
Cast:
Derek Doddington
Sophie-Claire Vincent
Toby Ricketts
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Film Credits: Sci-Fi Short Film “S.A.N”
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