Clown

[{"kind":"heading","text":"About the work"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Clown, by artist and filmmaker Shanshan Jiang, won the AI for Good Award supported by ITU at the Reply AI Film Festival 2025. It follows a talented clown who gradually loses her sense of self while changing her routines, appearance and personality to meet the crowds demands."},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Reply describes the film as a surreal combination of live action and AI imagery. Technology becomes a collaborator that intensifies the questions about audience pressure and the boundary between role and reality."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Author"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Shanshan Jiang is an artist and filmmaker based in Great Britain."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Festivals and awards"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"Reply AI Film Festival 2025 — AI for Good Award, supported by ITU."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Where to watch"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"An individual direct viewing link or official trailer could not be confirmed in the public catalogue. No watch button is shown."},{"kind":"heading","text":"Sources"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"https://www.reply.com/en/newsroom/news/love-at-first-sight-by-jacopo-reale-is-the-winning-short-film-of-the-reply-ai-film-festival-the-international-competition-that-bridges-cinema-and-ai"},{"kind":"paragraph","text":"https://challenges.reply.com/challenges/creative/aifilmfestival-2025/how-it-works/"}]