The Fracture

The Fracture is a short film written and directed by Jacopo Reale. According to Reply's official account, it is set in 1515: Queen Anna awaits her husband's return from war, but the king comes back profoundly changed and haunted by inexplicable visions. As Anna tries to understand what happened, she encounters a mysterious fracture in reality whose consequences echo across the centuries.

Jacopo Reale is credited as director, writer and AI Creative Director at Labyrinth Reply. The film was produced by Animatix.ai and Labyrinth, with art direction by Giacomo Cannelli and Alessandro Risuleo. Reply says the film was created entirely with AI tools while retaining traditional filmmaking practices, from narrative development and editing to sound design and mixing.