FestivalHistory

Haydon: Patron Saint of the Obsessed

by Lucas Sabean

Benjamin Robert Haydon’s artistic ambition and decline are revisited through generated imagery.

Format
Feature
Genre
Historical documentary
Year
2026
Runtime
79 min
Added
17 Sept 2026

Why this film matters

A film about an artist’s obsession can use reconstruction to enter a subjective world that archival evidence alone cannot show. The important distinction is between a documented life and the images invented to interpret it.

The official site identifies generated imagery and an AI-composed score, and offers a trailer. OMNI records a 79-minute documentary and its long-form award. A public full-film stream has not been verified.

Next listed screening

BAIFF’s official 2026 programme lists HAYDON in the October 13 afternoon session, 15:00–17:30, at Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice. This is the session window, not an individual-film start time. The programme credits Lucas Sabean and lists a 79:21 cut. Its notice says the schedule is being updated; check the current festival programme before arranging attendance. This is a prospective festival listing, not confirmation that the screening has taken place.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Image and score

The official film site describes AI-generated imagery and an original AI-composed score. Its checked page does not provide a versioned model list.

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