00:00:00:00 — ACT 01

Ash and Bone

A Dystopian Future Epic

A cinematic sci-fi short film created by Genedior Clark.

The first act of a larger dystopian story — a world shaped by survival, sacrifice, memory, and the fight to protect what remains.

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00:00:04:10 — WATCH ACT 01

Experience the beginning of Ash & Bone

This short film is the first glimpse into a much larger world — currently being developed as an independent passion project.

00:00:09:00 — SUPPORT THE NEXT CHAPTER

Help carry the story forward

Ash & Bone was made independently — funded personally, built with AI-assisted filmmaking tools, and finished by hand in post-production. Your support helps complete future cinematic scenes, expand the world, and move the project into its next phase.

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00:00:14:00 — ABOUT ASH & BONE

The beginning of the journey

Ash & Bone is a dystopian sci-fi short film — and the first act of a much larger story. Created independently by Genedior Clark, the project blends AI-assisted filmmaking with traditional editing, compositing, design, and cinematic post-production.

What began as a personal passion project has grown into a wider story world: one shaped by emotional stakes, dangerous environments, and characters fighting to survive in a broken future. Act 01 is only the beginning.

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00:00:19:00 — HOW IT'S MADE

Created through AI-assisted filmmaking

A hybrid workflow — AI-assisted generation paired with traditional design, editing, and cinematic post-production.

Seedance
ByteDance's AI video model — used for cinematic shot & motion generation.
ChatGPT
Story development & creative ideation.
Photoshop
Visual compositing & image design.
After Effects
Motion graphics & cinematic post-production.
Higgsfield
Cinema Studio
AI camera direction, lensing & shot continuity.

00:00:24:00 — ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT

A city built twice

Once by the people who lived here. Once by whoever — or whatever — came after.

Rain-soaked rooftop overlooking a dark neon-lit dystopian city skyline.
EXT. ROOFTOPS — NIGHT, RAIN
Close-up of a glowing red neon OPEN sign on a rain-streaked storefront.
EXT. STOREFRONT — NIGHT
A cloaked figure pushes a cart of scavenged goods down a neon-lit alley in the rain.
EXT. BACK ALLEY — NIGHT
A hooded figure silhouetted in the doorway of a convenience store at night.
INT./EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE — NIGHT

00:00:30:00 — CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Faces of the story

Full names and backstories arrive in future chapters — for now, a first look at who shares this world.

A hooded man lighting a cigarette in the rain, scars across his cheeks.
The Wanderer
Doesn't talk much. Doesn't need to.
An older bearded man in a worn uniform, standing for a character portrait.
The Keeper
Still opens the shop every night. Still isn't sure why.
A towering armored figure in a hooded cloak, cradling a sleeping child.
The Guardian
Built for something else. Repurposed for this.
A pale man with circuit-like scarring across his face and pale blue eyes.
The Architect
Rebuilt his own face. Kept the worst parts of himself.
A monstrous black creature with rows of sharp teeth and a reptilian tail.
The Unmade
Something the old world built that the new one can't undo.

From Concept to Screen

Character turnaround concept art of the hooded protagonist.
Character Design
Close-up of a weathered hand reaching for a pack of cigarettes beside a whiskey bottle.
Set Dressing
Two armored robotic figures facing off beneath an overpass in the rain.
Machine Work

00:00:36:00 — CREDITS

Created By

Genedior Clark

Special Thanks

Candice Clark & Rikus Van Vuuren

For assistance with story writing and development.

Ash & Bone is an independent production.

00:00:40:00 — CONTINUE THE JOURNEY

This is only the beginning

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