Direct a quiet AI sci-fi short alone: Max Barskih's RESET, 1.1M views
Two rulers meet on the Moon while the Earth is reset behind them.
An artist with an existing audience can use AI film to try a new format without a crew, and festival entries give the release a hook.
Figures as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026) · source
From @MaxBarskih on YouTube · Sep 2026
The Short Version
- What: Ukrainian singer Max Barskih made RESET, a sci-fi short, with Higgsfield AI and submitted it to the Higgsfield Film Festival.
- Result: RESET has 1,137,349 views on his channel of 1.04M subscribers (YouTube, Oct 20, 2026).
- Made with: Higgsfield
The workflow
Made With
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What They Did
- 1The moveUkrainian singer Max Barskih made RESET, a sci-fi short, with Higgsfield AI and submitted it to the Higgsfield Film Festival.
- 2Step 2Write a simple, strong premise
- 3Step 3Direct shot by shot
- 4ResultRESET has 1,137,349 views on his channel of 1.04M subscribers (YouTube, Oct 20, 2026).
Quick Answers
What tools do you need?
Higgsfield (ai video and image generation).
How much does it cost?
Higgsfield is paid or trial-based. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Yes, if it is original. YouTube does not monetize mass-produced or repetitive content. Source.
Watch out: Reach, not income; no earnings or festival result shared.
Try It Yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Write a two-character scene for a 5-minute AI short where little happens on screen but a lot is at stake: setting, what each character wants, 8 slow shots and the one line of dialogue that ends it.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open Higgsfield, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: His director's statement says he made it "alone, with artificial intelligence as my crew": every frame, voice and sound was generated, while he wrote the story, the shot list and the cut. Colour correction is credited to Kostiantyn Semerei.
Source: @MaxBarskih on YouTube · Sep 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026). Updated .
