The Land Without Blame I An AI Short Animation (Chroma Awards Finalist)

Description: This AI-animated short by DL.DaLi, traps the guests of a night inn inside a ghost-forged illusion where each person’s fate is decided not by monsters, but by the choices of everyone around them. Inspired by a Qing dynasty tale from Yuan Mei’s “What the Master Does Not Speak Of,” the film blends Chinese folk ghost lore with stylized, theatrical visuals to expose the quiet cruelty of group judgment, echoing modern cycles of cyberbullying, mob mentality, and the banality of everyday evil.