THE CLOWN
AI-native narrative short film
2026
Overview
A clown keeps performing through the worst night of his life. An AI-native short film about grief hidden behind applause.
Henry is a clown on stage, making a full house laugh while his wife lies in a hospital bed. Mid-performance, his phone rings — the audience thinks it's part of the act. It isn't. As the news reaches him, memories of their life together break through the show, and he collapses to the sound of applause.
THE CLOWN is a 90-second AI-native short film, written, directed, edited and color graded by Hayder Khalid. It was built on a custom directing pipeline developed in-house at INNAI Studio, combining AI video generation, AI image design, an original AI-composed score, and final edit and grade in DaVinci Resolve.
Info:
Year
2026
Scope
AI-native narrative short film
Client
Hayder Khalid
Categories
Film
Credits:
Written & Directed by
Hayder Khalid
Edited & Color Graded by
Hayder Khalid
AI Production Pipeline
INNAI Studio
