Progetto Leonardo Da Vinci: Neo-Renaissance

Progetto Leonardo Da Vinci: Neo-Renaissance is a 14-minute experimental narrative film that blends AI-generated imagery with 3D animation to explore the complex relationship between humanity, technology, and power. Set in a speculative future shaped by Web 3.0 and AI dominance, the story follows fragmented memories of a mysterious figure named “Da Vinci,” who symbolizes the struggle for freedom amidst technological control. As the narrative unfolds, boundaries between human and machine blur, raising questions about identity, free will, and the nature of consciousness. The film deliberately embraces the imperfections and instability of AI-generated video, using its glitches and distortions as a visual metaphor for fractured memory and incomplete history. This aesthetic choice mirrors the contemporary condition where algorithms have replaced traditional authority, and technology has become a new form of theology. By juxtaposing Renaissance ideals of humanism with today’s techno-capitalism, the work reflects on cyclical power structures and the illusion of progress. Ultimately, Neo-Renaissance invites viewers to question whether technological advancement truly leads to liberation—or whether it simply reconfigures the mechanisms of control, leaving us to ask: when machines tell our stories, who is really defining the future?