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Observed arrival · 2026-09-08

Deviant, an AI-made sci-fi thriller with a screenplay to download

deviantmovie.com Observed source
Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

John Polacek presents an 84-minute sci-fi thriller about a cloned tech mogul who develops a taste for novelty, romance, and control.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-08 issue.

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The film was written as a screenplay before being produced with AI video generation, and the page explicitly frames the result as a complete rough cut rather than hiding its production limits. Its story includes a clone whose novelty preference becomes a route to sentience, alongside a six-limbed fabrication-lab character named Balls. The project also exposes a 188 KB screenplay PDF and states that both the screenplay and site use the MIT license.

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NicheUnusually specific use
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