Filmmaker : Max de Donato
Synopsis : Hard Dayzzz follows the journey of a fly thrown into a series of trials. Each threat forces it to question its place in a universe that seems determined to erase it. Yet the creature keeps going, stubborn, reckless, almost heroic in its refusal to surrender. It’s a sensory fable where the struggle eventually gives way to what can’t be avoided. Still, isn’t the simple joy of flying enough to justify those few moments stolen from fate?
Description : I am a filmmaker, fiction, documentary, music videos, shaped more by instinct than by classrooms. I taught myself the craft the long way, frame after frame, mistake after mistake, until stories began to move through me as naturally as breath. Lately, I’ve stepped into the wild terrain of generative AI. Not to replace the camera, but to extend it, to twist reality, open impossible doors, and stir a bit of madness into the process. These tools became companions, unpredictable and exhilarating, forcing me to invent new ways of filming. I’m also the co-founder of NATION Studio, the first AI-native production studio in Paris, built on one conviction: that cinematic rigor and technological rupture can live in the same heartbeat. Our mission is simple, craft bold formats that cut through the noise and push the boundaries of what moving images can be. Somewhere between analog instinct and machine-driven chaos, I look for stories that feel raw, fragile, and unmistakably alive.