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The clapperboard snaps shut. But instead of a director yelling “action,” a lone screenwriter sits in a coffee shop, typing a single prompt into a web browser: “A lonely lighthouse keeper in 1899 finds a broken time-traveling drone washed ashore.” movieshot

Last week at the Sundance Film Festival, a short film called “Gradient Descent” premiered. Budget: $0. Crew: 1 person (prompter Sarah Chen). Runtime: 11 minutes. It won the jury prize for "Innovative Storytelling." End of article