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

Genesis & The Seeds

SFFSFF 2026 — Official Selection (MoPOP / SIFF)
SFFSFF 21st Annual — 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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