A film is no longer a film. A film is a series of possibilities.
BOSTON, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Independent filmmaker and AI cinema pioneer Hooroo Jackson unveils A Very Long Carriage Ride, a revolutionary new feature that marks the first simultaneous dual-format release in cinema history. Presented in both 2D Disney-style animation and stop motion claymation, the project redefines not only how films are made, but how they are seen.
Created entirely by Jackson on a budget of $2,000, the film claims two additional milestones: the first AI-generated claymation feature film, and the first AI-generated Disney-style animated feature film.
Jackson describes it simply: One Film, Two Ways.
The Dickensian period piece follows Autumn Watt, an aspiring 18th-century socialite, who journeys across class lines to expose the corrupt magnate Meijor Donaldson at his own wedding. Along the way, she is joined by disgraced tycoon Hopkins Brandy and a ragtag ensemble of musketeers, fortune tellers, and traveling misfits.
Structured around three weddings, the film blends romance, rebellion, and myth, evoking a lost classic from another universe.
Foregoing any studio logo, the film opens with three highlighted tenets from Jackson’s book on AI film theory, The New Machine Cinema:
The Living Breathing Film: a story rendered in multiple forms
One Man, One Film: a solo-authored film without collaboration
Machine Pleasures: the rise of machine actors and non-human performance
A Very Long Carriage Ride includes over 60 speaking parts—and not a single human actor. “Looking at regular movies now with hundreds of credits, they seem downright surreal.”
Asked which version is superior, Jackson replies: “That’s the joy. The script is identical but the medium transforms everything. Watching them side-by-side is constantly profound.”
This is Jackson’s third historical milestone in cinema:
• Window Seat (July 2023): the first fully AI-generated feature film
• DreadClub: Vampire‘s Verdict (July 2024): the first fully AI-animated feature film, and the first AI anime—also the first AI feature film to land a major streaming license
• A Very Long Carriage Ride (April 2025): the first dual-format release in cinema history, and the first AI feature film in both stop motion animation and Disney-style classic animation.
A Very Long Carriage Ride premieres on April 22nd on YouTube for 24 hours in both versions, with a third version displaying both versions side-by-side. Wide distribution follows in May 2025.
Trailers:
• 2D: https://youtu.be/B4mvhgLUXCI
• Claymation: https://youtu.be/XAHU5qKf9Ko
• Side-by-Side: https://youtu.be/DpbZyVG-3mA
One Film, Two Ways: https://hooroojackson.com/presenting
AI Film Theory: The New Machine Cinema
Website: https://hooroojackson.com
Contact:
Fantasia Yu
607-647-8164
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