The Echo Monastery follows a grieving woman in Ladakh, exploring memory, memory loss, and isolation through AI-enhanced storytelling.

At MIFF 2026, a section titled The AI Films showcases AI as a storytelling tool that expands human creativity rather than replacing it.

Filmmakers from multiple countries present works that blend history, mythology, personal reflection, and artistic experimentation using AI to visualize concepts beyond traditional production methods.

Collectively, the AI-focused selections demonstrate how artificial intelligence is being integrated into contemporary filmmaking while keeping human stories and emotions at the center.

Kishkindha: Van Katha, by Aksht Verma, retells the Ramayana’s Vanara kingdom with emphasis on politics, conflicts, and the journeys of Sugriva, Vali, and Angad, drawing on several Puranas.

Kishkindha: Van Katha draws on multiple Puranas to recount political conflicts and personal tragedies within the Vanara kingdom.

Legends – The Eternal Flame of Mewar traces history through a wandering bard, highlighting courage, sacrifice, and honor across key figures in Mewar.

The Star Shepherd uses felt-animation in a music-video format, inspired by a UNICEF visit to Malawi to celebrate human connection across backgrounds.

The collection includes titles such as Legends – The Eternal Flame of Mewar, The Screenwriter, The Star Shepherd, Kishkindha: Van Katha, Stonewall, The Making Of, The Echo Monastery, The Legend of Birsa Munda, and more, with notes on country, year, and runtime.

Stonewall, The Making Of blends interviews with on-set footage to blur lines between documentary and historical reconstruction in depicting a Civil War general.

The Screenwriter offers an intimate look at the mental and emotional pressures of the writing process, including AI-assisted storytelling elements.

The Legend of Birsa Munda uses AI-assisted animation to honor the tribal freedom fighter and his resistance against colonial rule.