War of the Worlds

Name: War of the Worlds
Genre: Science Fiction
Released: 2026-10-16
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Orson Welles

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Release Date

10/16/2026

Runtime

60 mins

Genres

Science Fiction

Overview

Collage film built upon the audio of The War of the Worlds, directed and narrated by Orson Welles. Originally broadcast in October 1938 as a Halloween prank, the program famously triggered mass panic across the United States, as its format—presented as a series of live news bulletins—proved uncannily convincing. Absorbing the visual language of the contemporary media environment, W:A:R:O:F:T:H:E:W:O:R:L:D:S constructs a peculiar media-archaeological artifact. AI-generated videos, drone footage, feature films, video games, and online fragments converge with the original radio broadcast, creating a layered and unstable field of perception.

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Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10

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A collage of found footage and AI-generated imagery layered over Orson Welles' legendary 1938 radio hoax, creating a disorienting experience that collapses nearly a century of media into one destabilizing stream. It's equal parts archaeological curiosity and contemporary anxiety about how easily images and narratives can deceive.