Planet 1001: AI-Reconstructed Terrestrial Archives
By Hui Kuang
Video & Animation
In 2100, on an artificial planetoid named "Cosmic Observatory", scientists launched "Project 1001st Star". A team of architects developed a supercomputing system for planetary simulation missions, with the meta-directive: "Generate the most perfect planet". Through 1,000 planetary simulation experiments, the program aimed to deduce the ultimate civilizational model – a candidate site for humanity's next home. Yet during these iterations, the simulation system ultimately collapsed.
The female protagonist, sole survivor of the 37th planetary collapse event and a member of the architect team, witnessed the entire process from system generation to iteration and final breakdown. Only then did she realize: so-called "perfection" was merely the eternal dialogue between all imperfections. This film is her final message to humanity still living on Earth...