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World Premiere: 2043 by Simone Sighinolfi — Director Attending in Tokyo

AI-FJ2025 will host the world premiere of 2043 in Tokyo. Italian director Simone Sighinolfi will attend, lead a workshop on Nov 3, 2025, and join festival events.
Published: October 1, 2025
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: Announcements

About the Film

Set in a near‑future Tokyo dominated by OmniCom, a unifying super‑intelligence, 2043 follows Layne, a young hacker whose choices pull him into a conflict far greater than himself. Blending cyberpunk mood, AI‑driven imagery, and a dystopian narrative, the short offers an atmospheric look at freedom and control in an algorithmic society.

Runtime: 13:51
Aspect: 2:1
Frame Rate: 30 fps
Language: English (Japanese subtitle)
Premiere: World Premiere @ AI-FJ2025

“In a future Tokyo controlled by a powerful AI corporation, Layne, a disillusioned hacker, stumbles into a hidden conflict far larger than himself.”

Credits

2043 — A short AI‑powered film by Simone Sighinolfi. Produced by 2043 Media. Written & Directed by Simone Sighinolfi. Music by Hallucinator, Savage, Sygo (used with permission). 0x1d voiceovers by Taylor “Maison” Florio from Genuine Undead.

About the Director

Portrait of director Simone Sighinolfi.

Simone Sighinolfi is an Italian director, musician, and multimedia artist whose practice spans cinema, storytelling, and AI‑assisted imagery. Under the electronic moniker Hallucinator, he has built immersive audio‑visual worlds over two decades. With 2043, he extends that world‑building into cinema, launching the broader Undead 2043 universe.

Press & Assets

Press kit, stills, and poster are available on request. For media inquiries, please contact info@aifilm.jp.

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