“Dreams of Violets,” a 75-minute, fully AI-generated feature film about Iran’s anti-government protests, premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2026. The film is directed by Iranian-British filmmaker Ash Koosha, who created it from his home in London. According to multiple outlets, it is a fictional dramatization inspired by journalistic reporting, photographs, and eyewitness accounts tied to Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters in January, with portrayals focusing on memory, censorship, and resistance. Sources describe a production process that uses AI for people, images, and characters, with Koosha saying there are no actors, no cameras, no sets, and no film crew. Koosha says he made the film because filming inside Iran was unsafe. Several reports cite a reported production cost of less than about $2,000 (or under €2,000) and production time of roughly three months. Tribeca leaders, including co-founder Jane Rosenthal, publicly defend the decision to screen the film, while industry observers note the broader debate over whether AI can tell human stories and what it means for filmmaking. Overall, the premiere is framed as a historic first for major festival acceptance of a fully AI-generated live-action feature.