How I AI How an Emmy Award–Winning Director Continues to Create and Evolve with AI
Oct 28, 2025
Join Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland, an Emmy Award-winning director known for her work in immersive technology and AI. She dives into the transformative power of generative AI in animation and storytelling. Michaela shares her journey from journalism to creating culturally rich narratives, revealing how AI can enhance rather than replace human creativity. Discover insights on funding creative projects, the balance of art and technology, and her acclaimed works like the AI-assisted short film at Tribeca. Get a glimpse of the future of AI in the creative landscape!
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AI Expands Animation Without Replacing Artists
- AI tools let creators expand animation's scope while keeping top human talent involved.
- Michaela emphasizes tools assist, not replace, animators and composers.
Nontraditional Path Into Immersive Storytelling
- Michaela left journalism school to perform and later merged immersive techniques with nonfiction storytelling.
- She worked with Time, People, the UN, and shifted toward narrative using emerging tech.
AI As Memory In Filipino-American Story
- For Papua, Michaela and collaborator Aaron used Stable Diffusion plus social videos to explore Filipino-American cultural gaps.
- They used AI as a metaphorical memory to imagine speculative pasts and presents.