A first-time filmmaker just made a feature-length movie using AI for just $2,000 — why the controversial tech is dividing Hollywood
When "Dreams of Violets" premieres tomorrow night at the Tribeca Film Festival, Hollywood will face its boogeyman. That’s because "Dreams of Violets" will be the first movie completely generated by AI to be part of a major festival's lineup.
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Page Six Hollywood A first-time filmmaker just made a feature-length movie using AI for just $2,000 — why the controversial tech is dividing Hollywood Published June 9, 2026, 9:45 a.m. ET Ashkan Koosha (left) and a still from "Dreams of Violets." When “Dreams of Violets” premieres tomorrow night at the Tribeca Film Festival, Hollywood will face its boogeyman. That’s because “Dreams of Violets” will be the first movie completely generated by AI to be part of a major festival’s lineup. The 75-minute feature by first-time filmmaker Ash Koosha is a fictional take on the real-life protests by Iranian civilians in Tehran in January, which resulted in the massacre of tens of thousands by Iranian regime forces.
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