William, or The Fragile Harmony Of Latent Spaces

Created in just two weeks by a single person - including translation into five languages and a full suite of promotional assets - William is an experimental short film directed through a process inspired by the Surrealists’ “écriture automatique.” Sequences were generated at the speed of thought, guided by intuition rather than pre-designed storyboards, resulting in a film that feels discovered rather than constructed.

The film follows a man who, guided by a caring therapist, attempts to untangle the chaos of his subconscious. Haunted by bizarre dreams and disconnected perceptions, he struggles to understand himself - and the world speaking to him from outside his mind. Through therapy, he journeys deeper into fragmented memories and emergent symbols, confronting a landscape where logic dissolves and meaning flickers in and out of existence.

Using AI-generated imagery as a window into unstable inner states, William blurs the boundaries between emotional truth and computational hallucination. Scenes form, dissolve, and regenerate like dreams recalled too late, revealing a fragile harmony between imagination, identity, and the invisible forces shaping thought.

Entirely produced in Montréal, the film leverages a fast, improvisational workflow that embraces uncertainty as a creative catalyst. This approach allowed characters and environments to evolve organically, echoing the protagonist’s shifting psychological terrain.