Editorial card · based on official sources
Emergence
Emergence — an official AI Film Festival 2025 selection by Maddie Hong.
About the work
Official context
Emergence is a 2025 short film presented in Runway's official AI Film Festival Screening Room. Creator credit: Maddie Hong. After seventeen years underground, a small creature emerges. Through its eyes, the film conveys anticipation, fear and the joy of becoming — and the meaning of one moment of light.
Artistic focus
This card follows the visual and thematic focus published by the festival: the idea, image-making and mode of storytelling matter more than a generic description of technique. No plot details beyond the official source have been added.
Author or authors
Maddie Hong
Festivals and awards
Festival appearances
Sources
https://aif.runwayml.com/screening-room
Original Bridges Between Worlds editorial AI illustration; not an official poster or film frame.