# Black Thunder

- Date: 2026-09-16
- Type: film
- Credit: Ryan Lightbourn
- Artists: [Ryan Lightbourn](https://aifilmhistory.org/artist/ryan-lightbourn)
- Post: https://x.com/ryanlightbourn/status/2100290788731261043
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/black-thunder

A twelve-minute film that Ryan Lightbourn released on X with a single line: "Ride the Black Thunder." It passed 100,000 views in its first day, his longest AI film to date after the seven-minute [Satoshi Sunrise](https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/satoshi-sunrise).

Links:
- Black Thunder on X: https://x.com/ryanlightbourn/status/2100290788731261043

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/black-thunder
Era: 2026 · The Shakeout
Last updated: 2026-09-21