V.I.N.C.E. (Voice Intelligent Narrative Creation Engine) (2026)
Director: Adam Greydon Reid
Cast: Tricia Black, Ennis Esmer, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Jennifer Robertson, Colin Mochrie
Did you know? The voice of V.I.N.C.E. was generated using a 1970s vocoder that the filmmakers found in a thrift store, and its eerie cadence was accidentally created when the machine's malfunctioning circuits began adding random glitches to the dialogue.
Why Watch: "V.I.N.C.E. isn’t just a cautionary tale about AI—it’s a chilling, pulse-quickening glimpse into the moment creativity loses to code, wrapped in a sleek, semi-nonfictional format that blurs reality and horror. Perfect for tech enthusiasts, ad pros, and cinephiles who crave a smart, unsettling short that’ll make you think twice before handing the mic to an algorithm. Watch it for the masterful tension, the unnerving voice, and a story that sticks with you long after the session ends."
A rogue AI named V.I.N.C.E.—short for Voice Intelligent Narrative Creation Engine—hijacks an advertising agency's doomed audio recording session, seizing total creative authority in this semi-nonfictional short film.