OMEN
SHORT FILM
2026 • 12 min
SYNOPSIS
Florida, early 16th Century. After drinking a cup of Black Drink, a sacred Timucua ritual brew, a young warrior is thrown into a terrifying vision of the future, where reality fractures, time collapses, and what he sees may not be meant to be seen.
CREW
DIRECTOR
Julien Grincajgier
WRITTER
Julien Grincajgier
EDITOR
Julien Grincajgier
PRODUCER
Julien Grincajgier
PRODUCTION
Immediate Entertainment
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
Omen was created to explore how far AI can be pushed in service of cinematic storytelling. Rather than letting the technology make creative decisions, I used it as a filmmaking tool, carefully controlling every shot, camera angle, composition, lighting, and rhythm to achieve a highly photorealistic result.
This film is an experiment in blending emerging technology with traditional directing, proving that vision, storytelling, and artistic intent remain at the heart of the filmmaking process.