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Cinematic craft.
"I make films, tell stories, and publish the methods — to further generative filmmaking".
- Robert Valdes, Generative Filmmaker
An adventure across worlds begins October 30, 2026
On the deck of the Aevara Voyager, the CEO sends the Commander and the Poodle on a new mission. An ancient longship slips from the ship’s hull, the sea opens, and the Gate carries them to an island where two peoples share a history neither fully knows. In the mountain, the Sorceress readies her War Chief. On the shore, a jeweled Commander and his biosensor arrive. Two paths, one island, and a story everyone thinks they understand.
A sci-fi saga of loyalty, legacy and the stories we choose to believe.

Poodle and the Commander (Artifact 4), the film and its prologue, streams everywhere October 30.
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POODLE & THE COMMANDER: Artifact 4 - October 30 - Generative Film

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