If AI can create compelling films, why gather people to make one together? The experience itself has value: shared attention, learning, trust and changes in the people taking part, even when a film is not a hit.
The essay carries that question into civic life. Filmanthropy by Design and Regenerative Filmmaking can make a production’s contribution to people and places part of why it is made and supported. If physical production becomes less common, its human experience and lasting community value could help shape new reasons, partnerships and ways to fund filmmaking.
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