A Face Only a Mother Could Love

Directed by Robert Gaudette · 2026

Raised by a mother who told him daily he was beautiful, an unsightly Parisian lives with total confidence, until one Halloween a mysterious woman who has watched him for years sits down beside him.

A Grand Prix-winning AI fable about confidence, loneliness and an unexpected admirer.

A Face Only A Mother Could Love | AI Short Film | 2026 Grand Prix Winner Runway AIFF

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