PERIAPSIS | Gay AI Sci-Fi Short Film

PERIAPSIS is a gay sci-fi short film created with AI-assisted filmmaking tools. After crash-landing on a remote planet near a black hole, young USC soldier Cael wakes with fragmented memories and a mission he no longer fully remembers. When he encounters Ren — a man who seems to know him far better than Cael knows himself—survival becomes entangled with questions of memory, loyalty, identity, and a connection Cael cannot explain. As conditions on the planet deteriorate and the remnants of an old military conflict begin to surface, Cael must determine whether the person he was trained to be is still the person he wants to become. PERIAPSIS combines planetary survival, black-hole physics, military science fiction, mystery, and an intimate queer love story centered on two people trying to find their way back to each other. This short film contains AI-generated and AI-assisted visual content. AI tools were used as part of the creative production process for imagery, visual effects, environments, and filmmaking workflows. #PERIAPSIS #GayShortFilm #AISciFi #AIShortFilm #SciFiShortFilm #GayRomance #AIFilm