February 5, 2024FilmExperimental

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YZA Voku

"A series of experiences that you do not choose and that you have lived out of fear of loneliness," and a reflection on how time passing leaves you belonging nowhere, like a tune caught between radio stations. YZA Voku made it in 48 hours for Runway's second Gen:48, building images in Midjourney and Photoshop, animating them with Runway Gen-2 and adding an ElevenLabs narrator. It won Best Craft there, then a Merit award at Runway's second AI Film Festival three months later.

Merit — Runway AIFF 2024 · Best Craft — Gen:48 2nd Edition — Runway AI Film Festival 2024 · Runway Gen:48

Made with Midjourney, Runway Gen-2, ElevenLabs

Last updated October 19, 2026