PON

Name: PON
Uploaded: 2026-09-12T09:05:53+00:00
Duration: 6 min 54 s
Channel: Sam Candler
Description: My submission to the $1,000,000 Higgsfield Global Film Festival. A worn service robot walks the same route home every night. When a hunted street kid runs past him in the rain, he stops — and something the corporation deleted from nine million machines wakes up in him. To follow her, he has to tear his own obedience out of his chest.

AI-generated film by Sam Candler · 2026 · 7 min

PON, an AI film by Sam Candler

About the film

My submission to the $1,000,000 Higgsfield Global Film Festival. A worn service robot walks the same route home every night. When a hunted street kid runs past him in the rain, he stops — and something the corporation deleted from nine million machines wakes up in him. To follow her, he has to tear his own obedience out of his chest. Written, directed, designed, edited and mixed by Sam Candler (myself). All imagery generated with Seedance 2.5 via Higgsfield. Music licensed from Envato. Made by one person, start to finish. If you liked the film: a like or a comment on the festival page genuinely helps it reach the jury — it takes 5 seconds: Written, Directed, Edited and Generated by Sam Candler

Future Lantern score

83 out of 100, based on how much YouTube viewers like the film, weighted by audience size. 125,817 views and 2,151 likes on YouTube.

Watch on YouTube. Hosted on YouTube by Sam Candler; Future Lantern links to the original upload.