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ASWANG to LA
I built a short horror-comedy about an aswang and a young woman flying from a Philippine village to CapCut World LA.
It mixes Filipino folklore with a funny, meta travel adventure so the story feels personal and unexpected. The goal was to show how AI tools can turn a local myth into something cinematic, playful, and shareable.
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An aswang is a creature from Philippine folklore. It is often an old woman who can turn into an animal, fly at night, and is said to hunt pregnant women. In this film, she is both scary and unexpectedly helpful.
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🗂 Recraft project: https://www.recraft.ai/project/bbf6a9a5-fbd2-4dd7-a384-1365fe3f0d53
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I · Seder 1896 — https://www.recraft.ai/styles/2ff8402f-d4ad-4fda-a445-12f3f4c6fffa
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III · Lacquer inks — https://www.recraft.ai/styles/e1b93a4a-5277-4d1f-b82b-d19d60bbb8b4
📜 Archive: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013920190 (full list of 10 references in the first reply)
📣 Social post: https://x.com/builtbykern/status/2116669432323842378
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