Derrick Lawter

Projects · Case study

The Gift of Mortality

A short film made entirely with AI for the Higgsfield Global Film Festival.

Poster for The Gift of Mortality, a film by Derrick Lawter
Status
Creative project
Role
Writer and director
Team
Solo

The film

After three thousand years of outliving everyone he loves, an immortal alchemist seeks a way to grow old.

Watch The Gift of Mortality on Higgsfield →

The brief

The Higgsfield Global Film Festival had one core requirement: the film had to be created with AI. No cameras, no sets, no cast - every frame generated.

Why it's here

Most of my work is operational: products, systems, and frameworks. This is the creative side of the same skill set - taking a story from an idea to a finished piece using AI tools, and keeping a consistent look, character, and tone across every shot.

My contribution

All of it: the story, the direction, and every shot, created with AI tools.

What this doesn't prove

This is a creative project, not a commercial production. It shows what I can direct and assemble with today's generative video tools - not traditional film production experience.

Stack

  • Higgsfield