Mehdi Benembarek (mehdi-benembarek)

🚨 A missing negative. A countdown. A girl who trusts no one. The Sea Pagoda Shadow, an AI Short Film - Saigon, June 1966 World Premiere: August 21st, 2026 THE SEA PAGODA SHADOW is a 5‑minute AI war‑historical thriller set in Saigon, 1966. Photojournalist Jörg Nachtnebel and orphan Sarah must unravel a secret before it ignites chaos - and the truth vanishes into shadow. Every frame is generated like a 35mm Leica still. Grit, light, silence. 🎞️ Proof of Patronage NFT (50 $USDC on Manifold) unlocks: → Your name in the film’s credits → Airdrop of a 1/1 B&W photograph from Jörg’s private archive → Early access to Jörg’s AI persona - speak with the photographer a month before the public Become a foundational patron. only 66 editions. https://manifold.xyz/@mehdi-benembarek/id/4026693872

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I wont have time in upcoming days but you should definitely try to build something, a good ecosystem 👇 All the best if you do ... cheers

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Gm everyone In the streets of Cienfuegos, Cuba and Tangier, Morocco

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THE CROSSING: ACT I - THE INCIDENT (short edition) is live! A man who crossed oceans. A woman who crossed back. A murder that connects them. ❄️ Act I is now live: thecrossingai.com 🎭 BECOME THE STORY Two character auctions go live March 9 - 7 days only. (details on the website) Detective Melanie Roy Thomas Your face. The film. Forever. 👁️ WITNESS PASS Mint free Proof of Viewership on Base. Early Act II. Behind-the-scenes. Surprises. Special Airdrops. The cold has teeth. Feel it. https://youtu.be/WLEsdibaejc?si=SOS8WITo6tWa1vJ6

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First AI film to auction character likeness Built on @baseapp.base.eth. Minted on @manifoldxyz Today, 18:00 pm EST, 7 days ▪️Melanie Roy, The Detective ▪️Thomas, The Ambitious City Clerk https://thecrossingai.com/you-in-the-film/

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The Crossing is listed for a grant at Decentralized Pictures ... Need you guys give a hand, drop a comment and honest review. Much appreciated! https://app.decentralized.pictures/project/69b30c68d9483f7e5c0c7b78 @dcpfoundation

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🧵 THE CROSSING: Voices from the Cold Every character has a song. What they listen to when alone. What plays in their heads when they cannot speak. What survives when everything else is gone. 🎵 JOSEPH — Zombie by Fela Kuti Ten minutes of Afrobeat protest. Relentless rhythm. The sound of survival, of rising anyway. His father would have played this. Now Joseph carries it in his bones.annot speak. What survives when everything else is gone. 🎵 SYLVIE — Hurt by Johnny Cash Not the original. The cover. A person at the end of something, looking back. "What have I become?" She asks herself this every day in her perfect apartment. 🎵 MWENZE — Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday The most painful song ever recorded. About witnessing atrocity. About bodies the world forgets. He has carried this song for twenty years, even if he's never heard it. 🎵 MARCHAND — Creep by Radiohead He would never admit it. But deep down, he knew. "I don't belong here." The line between ambition and self-loathing was thinner than he pretended. 🎵 MELANIE ROY — [ To be chosen by auction winner ] What does justice sound like? The detective who refuses the easy answer is waiting for someone to decide. 🎵 THOMAS — [ To be chosen by auction winner ] What does fear sound like? The clerk who knows too much is waiting for someone to give him a voice. Two slots remain empty. Two songs waiting. The winners of the Detective Roy and Thomas auctions will choose. What does justice sound like to you? What does fear sound like? Auctions live now → Melanie Roy: https://manifold.xyz/@mehdi-benembarek/id/4092928240 Thomas: https://manifold.xyz/@mehdi-benembarek/id/4092930288 Spotify playlist live now → https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EWZwT8ERDR1Z0h5BrxedY?si=02-0zOSNRYePzxNPAjEvqg

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