Unfettered / 无待
Directed by He Zhu (祝赫)
China · 2026 · 4 min 3 sec · Experimental AI animation
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
Inspired by Zhuangzi, a Kun transforms into a Peng amid shifting oceans, clouds and boundaries. This experimental AI animation questions whether freedom lies in reaching elsewhere or relinquishing desire. Fluid forms resist a fixed or final point of view.
Director(s)
He Zhu is a filmmaker with Chongerdong Studio in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. He directs Unfettered, an experimental AI animation inspired by Zhuangzi, combining conceptual direction, generated imagery and human editing to explore freedom, desire and transformation.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026