A psychological science-fiction short London · 2026
Eli wakes to a world built around him—and discovers that setting everyone else free may come at a cost he never understood.
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Creative intent
After a masked Scientist tells Eli that everyone he loves is only an agent in his private reality, he follows a route through rain and memory toward a choice he believes will set them free.
At home, Mara’s refusal forces him to confront the difference between love, certainty and control. Her ability to contradict and leave becomes the film’s clearest sign of humanity.
Perception fails.
Humanity does not.
A film by Luis Hiluy & Lois Liao
Developed together in London, ONLY HUMAN brings filmmaking, writing, sociology and technical production into one conversation about love, certainty and agency.
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Filmmaker
Luis Hiluy is a filmmaker and the director of Sky Blade, a feature-length AI-made historical fantasy from Star Stone Studios. He brings a background in software engineering and entrepreneurship to AI filmmaking.
skybladesaga.comLL
Writer & sociologist
Lois Liao is a writer and sociologist based in London, with a PhD in Housing Studies. Her creative work has been exhibited internationally. She is the Festival Director of EAST2046 CIC.
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luis@skybladesaga.comThe method, synthesised
The process stayed human-led by keeping each decision bounded: story first, clear references, selective generation and precise editorial approval.
Every shot began with a dramatic event and a point-of-view rule. Atmosphere alone was not enough.
What changes for the audience?Identity, wardrobe, hands, objects and geography were separated so each image carried one clear authority.
Clarity over reference densityGenerative tools supplied gesture and variation. CapCut shaped timing, sound, captions and frame-exact meaning.
Possibility becomes a decisionContact sheets found risk; full-frame review cleared motion, boundaries, audio and continuity.
Sampled frames are clues, not proof
CapCut’s role
CapCut Video Studio supported reference organisation and scene iteration. CapCut was the main editorial environment for assembly, pacing, sound layers, subtitles, title cards and final approvals.
For viewers who want the detail
The visual dossier preserves the reference system, continuity case study, CapCut workflow, production lessons and disclosed tool roles without letting the process overtake the film.
Creative process · 8 pages
Includes story spoilers and a development-workspace identifier.
Transparency. AI-generated and altered picture and voice material appears throughout the film. Human direction remained decisive in writing, visual development, performance selection, continuity, pacing, sound, captions and final approval.
Tools used or tested. Midjourney, GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro, Dreamina, Seedance, CapCut Video Studio, CapCut, Suno, ElevenLabs, Coqui XTTS-v2, Topaz Video AI, FFmpeg, ffprobe, Runway, Blender and Demucs. Not every experiment necessarily contributes to the locked master.
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