Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The people behind XPRIZE are offering $2.5 million to whoever can create the most hopeful vision of the future. So, I built an entire AI film crew for $60 and made a movie in one weekend. The catch? The first version was a complete disaster. This video documents my entry in the Future Vision XPRIZE.
In this video, I break down the exact workflow, AI tools, and infrastructure I used to generate my film, set in a 2039 fishing village where a nearly perfect AI tutor forces a school to reconsider what human teachers are for. I’ll show you where the technology genuinely blew my mind, where it confidently failed, and the absolute most important lesson I learned about AI and human creativity.
Let me know in the comments: What do you think a human teacher can give a child that an AI cannot?
Official XPRIZE Competition: futurevisionxprize.com
The Timestamps
00:00 - I Entered a $2.5 Million Film Competition
00:11 - Building an Entire AI Film Crew for $60
00:53 - Why This XPRIZE Matters
01:48 - What Are Human Teachers Still For?
02:42 - Creating Consistent AI Characters
04:08 - Writing a Story That Actually Matters
05:12 - Generating an Entire Movie With AI
06:13 - The Ugly Truth About AI Video
06:50 - Letting AI Edit the First Version
07:48 - It Looked Like a Movie—but Felt Empty
08:43 - Why Taste Beats Automation
09:30 - Directing Around AI’s Weaknesses
10:22 - Rebuilding the Movie Myself
10:55 - What Happens Next
🔔 Subscribe for more real-world AI builds: youtube.com/@SirajRaval
📬 Business inquiries: hello@sirajraval.com
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#AIFilm #AIFilmmaking #XPRIZE #FutureVisionXPRIZE
The people behind XPRIZE are offering $2.5 million to whoever can create the most hopeful vision of the future. So, I built an entire AI film crew for $60 and made a movie in one weekend. The catch? The first version was a complete disaster. This video documents my entry in the Future Vision XPRIZE.
In this video, I break down the exact workflow, AI tools, and infrastructure I used to generate my film, set in a 2039 fishing village where a nearly perfect AI tutor forces a school to reconsider what human teachers are for. I’ll show you where the technology genuinely blew my mind, where it confidently failed, and the absolute most important lesson I learned about AI and human creativity.
Let me know in the comments: What do you think a human teacher can give a child that an AI cannot?
Official XPRIZE Competition: futurevisionxprize.com
The Timestamps
00:00 - I Entered a $2.5 Million Film Competition
00:11 - Building an Entire AI Film Crew for $60
00:53 - Why This XPRIZE Matters
01:48 - What Are Human Teachers Still For?
02:42 - Creating Consistent AI Characters
04:08 - Writing a Story That Actually Matters
05:12 - Generating an Entire Movie With AI
06:13 - The Ugly Truth About AI Video
06:50 - Letting AI Edit the First Version
07:48 - It Looked Like a Movie—but Felt Empty
08:43 - Why Taste Beats Automation
09:30 - Directing Around AI’s Weaknesses
10:22 - Rebuilding the Movie Myself
10:55 - What Happens Next
🔔 Subscribe for more real-world AI builds: youtube.com/@SirajRaval
📬 Business inquiries: hello@sirajraval.com
📲 Follow
X: https://x.com/sirajraval
Instagram: instagram.com/sirajraval
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sirajraval
#AIFilm #AIFilmmaking #XPRIZE #FutureVisionXPRIZE
