Director · Unreal Engine Supervisor · Junior Thesis Film · May 2025

Genesis & The Seeds

SFFSFF 2026, Official Selection

A reimagined story of Genesis set on a dying Mars consumed by hatred, where the last two humans with love in their souls are chosen to escape and prove the inherent goodness of humanity in a neighboring world.

The Story

Genesis & The Seeds is more than a sci-fi film. It explores humanity's resilience and capacity for love in the face of adversity, and the impact we have on our world. In a past where humanity on Mars was consumed by hatred, Adam and Eve are chosen by Druid Genesis to escape the dying, polluted, warfare-driven planet and prove that love is something we naturally inherit, even if many have forgotten it.

The film is about the chance for a world of ruining to start again, and for the chance of humanity's love to win it.

Role

Directed the film and served as Unreal Engine Supervisor, using Virtual Production to craft the immersive world of a dying Mars. Oversaw the real-time rendering pipeline and integrated virtual production elements with the live-action shoot.

→ Genesis & The Seeds on Seed&Spark

Unreal Engine 5 Virtual Production DaVinci Resolve

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