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Voices, performances and a free epic

Three music videos, four new short-film entries and Mianmian join; Odysseus opens free access, Malfoid continues, and CHUMBO adds production figures.

A woman in red emerges from a large open shell inside an apartmentQu’est-ce qu’elle a que j’ai pas? (What’s she got that I haven’t?)Watch nowAn animated dark-haired singer holds a microphone under magenta stage lightingCan’t Avoid MalfoidWatch nowRepeated animated Malfoid figures surround the A Million Malfoids titleA Million MalfoidsWatch nowA vast ceremonial gathering surrounds a golden lotus platform beneath misty temple towersObliterationWatch nowA warmly lit house is glimpsed through dark forest branches beneath a full moonStalkWatch nowThe yellow film title overlays a red-and-black illustrated villa entrance and silhouetted figuresWhen Death Whispers Your NameWatch nowA yellow duck on a staged cliff stands above a paddling pool between two film lightsUntitled short — Daniił Vołkaŭ (rubber-duck film)Watch nowA red fish in a small glass bowl sits in focus while people move in the room behind itMianmianReleasedOfficial trailer thumbnail for Odysseus: The FallOdysseus: The FallWatch nowMalfoid beside the I Wasn’t Joking and Don’t Wait for Me titles in the combined short’s artworkMalfoid — I Wasn’t Joking & Don’t Wait for MeWatch nowChumbo and the CHUMBO title in the original film artworkCHUMBOWatch now

Three complete musical performances

Extraltodeus’s Qu’est-ce qu’elle a que j’ai pas? gives ClaudiaGI a domestic world for romantic comparison and self-mockery. Can’t Avoid Malfoid brings Skyebrows back with an animated performance spectacle and named collaborators. Korgamiai’s A Million Malfoids has its own fight-staging and tool account. Sharing a character and collaborators does not make these one release or give them an identical pipeline.

Suspense, retakes and a small observer

Obliteration introduces Samyaza Speaks through a complete 5:10 science-fiction short. Its maker explains the contrast between ceremonial calm and destruction, the use of familiar foreground detail to ground scale, and an explicitly fictional Himalayan setting with liturgical Pali. Venice is credited as a platform; underlying models and complete production credits remain unknown.

Stalk introduces 88probs through a complete Halloween short and a particularly useful account of sparse dialogue. Gwinn’s When Death Whispers Your Name moves from exploratory character stills to a written villa mystery. Vołkaŭ’s untitled rubber-duck comedy keeps a comic relationship intact while a director changes genre around his performer.

Festival research also adds Mianmian, credited to Yingjie Chen and awarded Lumara’s Jury Selection. The organiser’s pet-fish point of view and official still establish a specific narrative approach. Its exhibited status is verified; a standalone full stream and optional production details remain unknown.

A free feature and another part

Odysseus: The Fall now has a checked free 150-minute X upload. Fountain 0 also lists it free, but its Watch route asks signed-out visitors to sign in. The new access does not erase the earlier collaborators or generation support.

Malfoid adds the complete I Was Joking, Part 4: Thank You, with the maker’s distinction between prior AI-video experience and newly developed narrative practice. The existing series starting link is preserved.

Counting the attempts

CHUMBO gains a later maker account: the final-shot count stays at 272, while the reported video-generation count and schedule differ from the earlier case study. Both accounts are retained with their scope unresolved. The reported 74 attempts for one fall make iteration’s uneven distribution more tangible than a single average.

Original releases, expanded descriptions, creator replies, current players, sampled scenes and credited real artwork informed this update. These are sourced introductions and production notes, not full critical reviews.

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