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Still hard to believe this is real... 😍
IT'S OFFICIAL! Our short film UNTIL LIES DO US PART has been officially selected for the New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2026! 🙌 🎉
To celebrate this milestone, my co-writer and concept artist @Alen Beni and I created this brand new official trailer! ️️
This trailer was edited entirely inside @CapCut Video Studio, with all the gritty video assets generated using Dreamina Ai
Thank you so much to everyone who watched, supported, shared, and truly believed in our crazy stories @Marlenn Alba
Your energy is everything! ️ Bravo to the whole team! ️🚀
What started as a simple idea became a story of stolen promises, a stolen ring, desert chases, and three women discovering the truth behind the same lie ️🔥
New York, we are coming!
#DreaminaCPP #DreaminaAI #CapCutCPP #Capcut #Seedance2 #CapCutVideoStudio #AIFilm #LiftOffGlobalNetwork #FilmFestival #SupportIndieFilm
Thanks Helen ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it
Great work! Would love to know your opinion on my submission as well.. Good luck!
Thank you so much, Bisma! I really appreciate it. 😊 I'd be happy to check out your submission. Best of luck to you too! 🚀🎬
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