Ash and Pooya Koosha are bringing the massacre to Manhattan for the price of a used moped. Their 75-minute docudrama, Dreams of Violets, has been accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival for its June 10 premiere. The film tells the story of the Iranian government’s mass killing of civilians, but not a single drop of real blood was spilled on set. According to production company Fountain 0, every visual in the film was generated by AI on a budget of exactly $2,000.

The film is "based on journalistic reports, photographs, and eyewitness accounts," according to a press release from the directors. It represents the first full-length, live-action, AI-generated film to be accepted at a major festival, proving that the $200 million blockbuster is a legacy cost the elite no longer need to bear. While Guillermo del Toro recently said he would “rather die” than use AI, the Koosha brothers have proven that $2,000 and a few prompts can replace a whole soundstage.

This is "vibe coding" for the silver screen. According to data from the tech sector, 63 percent of AI users now have no coding background, opting instead to prompt their way to production. At Cannes, Darren Aronofsky noted that "AI is a catchphrase for so many different things," but for the Koosha brothers, it’s a way to turn an Iranian protest into a 75-minute spectacle without leaving the office. The inclusion of the film comes amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, offering a digital version of events that many critics find dangerously detached from the grounded human depiction of traditional cinema.