The film begins with a quote by German filmmaker Werner Herzog: “a computer will not make a film as good as mine in 4,500 years,” Director Piotr, perhaps deliberately choosing an artist who stands in stark contrast to AI technologies, fed Herzog’s screenplays into an AI system, and completed the film based on a scenario generated by the AI. Set in a fictional German city, the film revolves around the mysterious death of a character named Clery. It adopts a documentary style led by a narrator reminiscent of Herzog himself. However, this narrator is subtly out of sync with the real Herzog, allowing the film to experiment with the boundaries of AI-generated content. As the story traces the investigation into Clery’s death, the emotional reactions of those around her symbolically highlight the gap between human complexity and technological reproduction. About a Hero deconstructs genre conventions by blending interviews, fiction, and performances by real actors. It poses fundamental questions about the meaning and ethics of artistic creation in the age of AI, as well as the uniqueness of human expression. By selecting this film, which deeply reflects on the balance between humanity and technology in a creative landscape increasingly shaped by AI, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival reaffirms its sense of balance and direction as a pioneer in the era of AI cinema. (Kani KIM)