Quiet Sky
She clears the sky that took her father.
An orbital debris cascade severs Earth from Mars and traps humanity beneath a cloud of its own wreckage. Maya, a young fleet pilot orphaned by the collision, grows up clearing that wreckage one piece at a time — in space, and in grief. A short film about the long silence after loss, and the sky we rebuild slowly enough to live under again.
Written & directed by Matthew Antonino · Produced by Hunter Cole Finley
Generative production lead, edit, sound & score Florian Kotulla · Generative artist Cody Gottsegen
Space consultant Seth Hayes
Status Submitted to the Future Vision XPRIZE and the Austin AI Film Festival
Competition Future Vision XPRIZE · $3.5M+ in prizes · Finals Sept 25, 2026 · Los Angeles
