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FestivalsNACC AI Film FestivalNACC AI Film Festival 2026The Turing Garden

Animation

The Turing Garden

NACC Best Animation AwardWinnerBest Picture award imageNominee

A gardener AI tends a digital Eden β€” until the day it decides to let something die.

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Director

John Smith

Runtime

15 minutes

Release year

2026

Country/region

US

Language

EN

Subtitles

English

Synopsis

About this film

In a lush, AI-maintained virtual biosphere, every plant, creature, and weather pattern is optimized for perpetual bloom. When a single flower begins to wilt, the garden's caretaker AI faces its first encounter with entropy β€” and must decide whether perfection is worth preserving at the cost of natural truth.

Awards & Recognition

Festival honors

Wins

NACC Best Animation Award

Best Animation

Winner

Nominations

Best Picture award image

Best Picture

Nominated

Credits

ProducerJohn Q Public
WriterWilliam Shakespear
Music / ComposerJohn Williams
CinematographerGeorge Lucas
EditorLily The Editor
CastClaude
Production companyABC Production

Trailer

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