Yaksha Crossing the River / 夜叉渡河
An AI short rooted in Lingnan folklore, using colour-coded swimming goggles to distinguish three timelines.
Film availability
From the filmmakers
Classes, interviews and production notes from the filmmakers and their teams.
Director’s statement · Article · Chinese
Lu Qiwei on Yaksha Crossing the River: Assets, Timelines and Dialect Voices (new tab)
Lu Qiwei, as reported by Luo Yidan and Cen Xu · 21st Century Business Herald / The Beijing News · 2026.08.11
Read the statement (new tab)21st Century Business HeraldTwo event reports describe Lu’s approach: supply character and location assets, visual style, colour and staging, then retain human control over selecting and arranging the output. They also cover three-coloured swimming goggles for three timelines and his experience with AI-generated dialect voices.
- Preparing assets, visual style and staging.
- Colour-coded timelines and the creator’s account of dialect voices.
Verification and access notes
Both complete, bylined reports were read: August 11 for the Herald and August 10 for The Beijing News. They cover the same event, not separate production audits. Voice quality is the creator’s assessment. Neither the film nor an event recording was played, and the workflow was not reproduced.
Brief remarks in Chinese-language reports, rather than a full class, prompt tutorial or event recording.
Checked: 2026.10.23
Film record
| Recognition | Best Creative Work · Supporting AIGC Programme, 38th Hundred Flowers Awards |
|---|---|
| Festival / platform | 38th Hundred Flowers Awards · Supporting AIGC Selection Programme |
| Director | Lu Qiwei |
| Runtime | Runtime not confirmed |
Awards and recognition
AI production notes
Reported creator remarks cover asset preparation, human selection and editing, and AI-generated dialect voices. The film also received a shared Best Creative Honour in the 86358 AIGC Short Film Unit. The English title and recognition wording are translations; the Baihua honour belongs to its supporting programme.