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NiE — Sacrifice

by Nishiyama Seigo

A twenty-year-old woman flees a village after being chosen by its god.

Format
Short film
Genre
Folkloric suspense
Year
2026
Runtime
6 min
Added
20 Sept 2026

Nishiyama’s original release contains the approximately six-minute short. He describes a twenty-year-old woman escaping a village after being chosen by its god.

Why this film matters

The story has a clear human conflict: an individual’s wish to escape against a community’s claim over her. Religious space and village geography can carry dramatic meaning when they define where she can go and who controls her movements.

It is an emerging creator’s complete narrative attempt, rather than an isolated generation test. Inclusion recognizes that identifiable intent without treating the creator’s inexperience or the speed of production as a measure of quality.

Production and festival status

Nishiyama says he intends to submit the film to the Higgsfield Global Film Festival. The festival branding in the release image does not establish selection or an award.

He links a public production project, but it was inaccessible during this check. Exact models, collaborators and budget remain unverified. The original film and his first-person schedule disclosure are available in the sources.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Creation

Nishiyama describes the film as entirely AI-generated. Specific models are not established by the release post.

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Schedule

The creator reports around two weeks alongside his regular work, rather than two weeks of uninterrupted production.

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