What happens when AI meets real storytelling? Juan Faisal talks with award-winning filmmaker Jagger Waters about the tools, limits, and surprises of making movies with generative AI. From competing in AI filmmaking tournaments to creating her standout short film “Love at First Byte,” Jagger shares what actually works—and what doesn’t—when humans stay in charge of the story.

🤖 Why it matters

AI tools are changing the pace of film production—but story, taste, and trust still decide what sticks. This episode shows how creators are adapting without giving up creative control.

🤖 You’ll learn

- How AI filmmaking competitions actually work

- What went into making “Love at First Byte”

- Where AI hallucinations create challenges in genre storytelling

- Why “gamifying Hollywood” could change how we watch

- Advice for creatives entering the AI space

🤖 Guest: Jagger Waters

AI filmmaker, storyteller, and producer

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaggerwaters/

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glamorousreptile/

- Substack: https://jaggerwaters.substack.com/

🤖 Host: Juan Faisal

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akajuanfaisal/

- Newsletter: https://juanfaisal.substack.com/

- Website: https://juanfaisal.com/

🤖 Timestamps

00:00 Meet Jagger Waters, AI filmmaker

04:25 Love at First Byte: An award-winning AI film

11:54 Evolving as a storyteller and turning to AI

14:28 The unexpected challenge of making horror with AI

16:41 Gamifying Hollywood content with AI

20:36 The role of AI in future filmmaking

25:45 Advice for aspiring AI creators

28:00 Final thoughts on AI and human creativity