OUT OF CREDITS — Paladin

AI-generated film by PROD+ACT · 2026 · 8 min

OUT OF CREDITS — Paladin, an AI film by PROD+ACT

About the film

What happens when you want to create something extraordinary — but reality keeps pushing back? Lucas is a college student with a secret identity: Paladin, a superhero known less for saving the city than for the disasters he leaves behind. He wants to be better. He wants people to believe in him. But the harder he tries, the more ridiculous he seems. Public opinion turns against him, some friends turn away, others stay — and at any moment, giving up would be the easiest option. And then the story itself breaks. Out of Credits was created for an AI film festival where thousands of new worlds are being generated. We wanted to pull the viewer completely into one of them — and then suddenly destroy that reality by reminding them of the one thing they already knew all along: this world was generated. That is where Paladin’s story becomes something more universal. A superhero and a creator have more in common than it may seem. Both begin with ambition. Both put their work in front of oth

Future Lantern score

71 out of 100, based on how much YouTube viewers like the film, weighted by audience size. 3,927 views and 69 likes on YouTube.

Watch on YouTube. Hosted on YouTube by PROD+ACT; Future Lantern links to the original upload.