RESET | AI Sci-Fi Short Film | Higgsfield Film Festival

Summary
RESET is an AI-generated sci-fi short film created and edited by Max Barskih, submitted to the Higgsfield $1,000,000 Global Film Festival. The film depicts a cosmic conflict between ethereal humanoid beings and reptilian warriors over the fate of Earth, culminating in mutual destruction, an apocalyptic deluge, and a cyclical rebirth in a new Garden of Eden.

What is shown

• [00:02 - 01:03]: Two opposing galactic armies prepare for war—one comprised of silver-haired humanoid warriors adorned in ornate silver plate armor, banners, and riding white horses, lions, and armored polar bears; the opposing army composed of reptilian soldiers in black armor riding reptilian beasts alongside giant serpents.
• [01:04 - 01:27]: A solitary spacecraft descends toward an icy barren landscape, landing near a colossal planetary portal.
• [01:28 - 03:09]: In an austere cosmic hall before a winged deity relief, an ethereal silver-crowned emissary confronts a reptilian commander. The emissary explains that Earth’s abuse of free choice upset cosmic equilibrium and must be reset, while the commander declares war.
• [03:10 - 06:15]: Full-scale clash between the two armies, featuring aerial combat on giant eagles and pterosaurs, charging beasts, and a central duel between the humanoid commander and reptilian warrior leading to mutual impalement.
• [06:16 - 06:48]: Battlefield devastation strewn with casualties from both sides, accompanied by dying and resting war beasts.
• [06:49 - 08:18]: The emissary removes her visor, shedding tears, and embraces the reptilian commander, forming an aerial yin-yang motif.
• [08:19 - 09:33]: A massive asteroid is drawn out from a lunar crater and hurled into Earth, triggering an oceanic megatsunami that submerges an aquatic humanoid civilization's towering coastal cities.
• [09:34 - 10:16]: The deluge engulfs grand white neoclassical spires, washing away civilizations into a white screen of light.
• [10:17 - 10:51]: Earth awakens renewed as a lush, sunlit Garden of Eden where a couple sleeps under an apple tree, and a giant serpent bites an apple in the canopy.
• [10:52 - 11:08]: End credits ("Created & Edited by Max Barskih", "Made with Artificial Intelligence") followed by a promotional bumper for the Higgsfield $1,000,000 Global Film Festival and Cinema Studio 4.

Claims & numbers

• The closing bumper advertises the "Higgsfield $1,000,000 Global Film Festival" [11:00] and promotes creating films using "Cinema Studio 4" [11:01].

Notable quotes

• [01:34]: "The council has spoken. Earth must return to its beginning."
• [03:00]: "If free choice is the first law of the universe... then hear mine. I choose war."
• [06:49]: "Look at us. We have spent our whole existence trying to destroy our own reflection, and wondering every time why we vanish with it."

Assessment
This is a polished cinematic short film submission for an AI film competition rather than an interactive software demo. The video showcases AI-generated video and imagery edited with professional color grading, visual sequencing, sound design, and voice synthesis.

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Additional Sections (AI-Made Production)

Lyrics & themes
The narration focuses on duality, free will, cyclical destruction, and ultimate unity:

• The Judgment of Earth [01:34]: "Earth was given the highest right this universe can grant: free choice. And time after time, it chose fear over understanding..."
• The Blindness of Conflict [06:49]: "We have spent our whole existence trying to destroy our own reflection, and wondering every time why we vanish with it."
• Inherent Oneness [07:27]: "I am not another world. Not another blood. Not another truth... You are the part of me that cannot stop being loved."
• Cyclical Rebirth [10:35]: "May the new world not be more perfect than the one before. May it simply remember that it was never divided."

Lore & references

• Cosmic Duality / Yin and Yang: The dichotomy between light/ethereal beings and dark reptilian beings is visually punctuated at [08:12] when their embrace forms a literal yin-yang circle seen from above.
• The Great Deluge / Atlantis: The asteroid impact and catastrophic wall of water overtaking monumental spired cities evokes myths of Atlantis and universal flood lore.
• The Garden of Eden & The Serpent: The closing scene mirrors Genesis with a man and woman sleeping under a tree while a serpent plucks and eats the forbidden fruit, reframing the origin story as a reset loop rather than original sin.

Visual style & craft

• Visuals: Photorealistic AI video generation featuring intricate armor textures, atmospheric volumetric smoke, detailed creature animation, and grand cinematic scale.
• Post-Production Craft: Professional pacing, sound design, orchestral score, and color correction (credited to Kostiantyn Semerei). AI generation artifacts are minimal, though typical video synthesis traits (slight morphing of micro-details, stylized fluid motion, and deliberate slow-motion pacing) remain visible throughout.

Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-09-29 from the video's audio and frames.