Lorenzo Mieli Premieres AI-Generated Rosso Doc at Venice — SkimNews
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- Lorenzo Mieli spearheaded the production of Be Brave, the first AI-generated documentary in Venice’s official selection, using AI to recreate Renzo Rosso’s life due to a lack of authentic archival material
- Francesco Carrozzini directed Be Brave with Mieli, choosing AI not just for practicality but as a philosophical alignment with Rosso’s ethos of innovation and future-focused creativity
- Our Films, co-led by Mieli and Mario Gianani, spent over 18 months developing a proprietary AI model trained on Carrozzini’s own image and voice libraries to maintain creative control and ethical standards
- Roberto Beragnoli served as AI creative director, working with Italian VFX firm Blackstone to adapt established film pipelines for AI generation, selecting tools like Sora 2 Pro and ElevenLabs shot by shot
- Renzo Rosso’s interviews and childhood footage in the documentary are entirely AI-generated, as is the portrayal of Carrozzini himself, blurring reality while exploring the truth of Rosso’s legacy
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, George Clooney, and Alberto Barbera joined Mieli at the CAA x Finch & Partners forum in Venice to discuss AI’s impact on storytelling, framing the premiere within a broader industry debate
Why it matters: The film shifts the AI-in-creative-industries conversation from replacement fears to active mastery—Mieli and Carrozzini built their own system to retain ownership and artistic intent, setting a precedent for directors and producers who want to use AI without surrendering control. This hands-on approach makes ethical and aesthetic decisions central, not incidental.
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