Organic Waste

Inspiration

Organic Waste was born from a very specific mix of influences: on one hand, the overwhelming stream of news about atrocities committed against nature by people with megalomaniac impulses and zero respect for life; on the other, the idea of a symbolic revenge where the forces of our predecessors (apes) and our successors (machines) join together. We were also deeply inspired by 80s pulp sci-fi cinema and the synthwave aesthetic, with music composed using AI specifically for this project. And, above all, by our desire to create a longer, fully narrative, dialogue-free piece in which the weight falls on story, emotion, and direction.

What it does

Organic Waste follows the journey of a chimpanzee who, after being tortured and abandoned, activates an intelligence chip and links his mind to machines. The piece explores how this transformation pushes him to rise up and reclaim his place in a world that has discarded him.

How we built it

We built the project using a combination of AI tools —Sora, Runway, Pika, Veo, ElevenLabs and Udio— alongside a traditional directing approach. The music and the edit act as the emotional and rhythmic engine of the narrative. Before producing anything, we developed a solid script, storyboard, and color script that guided the entire piece to ensure visual and narrative coherence.

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge was creating a long-form piece with a clear, strong story that relies almost entirely on visual narrative. Maintaining consistency across scenes, characters, lighting, and color in a multi-AI workflow was also demanding, especially when coordinating aesthetics generated by very different tools.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We’re proud of overcoming those challenges: building a coherent visual story without relying on text, dialogue, or voiceover, and maintaining a strong aesthetic despite using so many different tools. We achieved a stable, emotional, unified piece where every visual and sonic decision adds to the narrative.

What we learned

We learned that dialogue and voices should only be used when absolutely necessary, and that placing show, don’t tell at the center of the process is essential. We also reinforced our approach of using every production element —sound, music, color, editing, aesthetics— as a narrative engine rather than separate layers.

What's next for Organic Waste

Organic Waste is the beginning of a three-chapter miniseries, conceived as a story in three acts. The next two episodes are planned for 2026 and 2027, expanding the project into an increasingly large and ambitious narrative.

Built With

• runway
• udio