AI-Generated 'Odysseus: The Fall' Arrives From 'Dreams of Violets' Director Ash Koosha

Ash Koosha, whose AI-generated docu-drama "Dreams of Violets" premiered at Tribeca last month, is releasing a 135-minute AI-generated adaptation of Homer's epic, titled "Odysseus: The Fall," through AI film studio Fountain 0. The film was produced over three months using the Kling video generator, with a loose script in note form and a mid-five-figure budget. Twelve licensed human likenesses — including a professional actress, models, industry outsiders, and Fountain 0 executive chairman Tom Rogers — were used, with Koosha's own likeness serving as the model for Odysseus. The film will be available to rent or buy from Fountain 0's website later this summer.

Fountain 0 is positioning "Odysseus: The Fall" as a demonstration of AI filmmaking's capacity for rapid, low-cost creative production — timed deliberately alongside Christopher Nolan's theatrical "The Odyssey." Rogers framed the project as proof that filmmakers can "participate in creating film with speed" in response to cultural moments, echoing the studio's earlier pitch around "Dreams of Violets" being produced "at the speed of news." The licenses for the 12 likenesses are limited to this film, though participants can opt in to a broader catalog for future productions.