Screening “Aesthetics Of Decay” by [dNASAb], FilmGate, Miami Beach Bandshell + Rhythm Foundation An immersive iteration of “Aesthetics of Decay” projection-mapped on the facade, stage, and sails of the Miami Beach Bandshell for Filmgate Interactive Festival 12_ March 19th, 2026
“BETWEEN FEAR AND HYPE: What Comes After the AI Debate?” AI discourse today feels polarized and incomplete. Critics raise urgent concerns about environmental cost, labor displacement, copyright, and concentrated power. Supporters offer pragmatic refrains about productivity, skill acquisition, and inevitability._ March 20th, 2026
John Canning (AMD)
King Willonius (top 100 Times AI creator)
Artem (Tommy) Petrov (Copysight AI)
Fred Grinstein (Machine Cinema)
Moderator: Vivian Martell (O Cinema)
“DESIGNING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY: AI, Public Funding, and Platform Power”. This panel explores how we intentionally design an AI-powered creative ecosystem that is equitable, sustainable, and artist-centered._March 20th, 2026
Moderated by Jeffrey Abramson (Bridge Entertainment Labs),
Anastasia Victor (Meta)
Josette Melchor (Gray Area, Burning Man, Ex Google)
Beth Boone (Miami Light Project)
“ARCHITECTURE OF AWE: The Future of Location-Based Storytelling” From immersive domes to next-generation venues like Sphere and Cosm, storytelling is expanding beyond the flat screen into fully enveloping environments. These spaces demand new creative languages, new production pipelines, and new economic models — blending cinema, live performance, architecture, and spectacle._March 20th, 2026
Katy Yudin (COSM),
[dNASAb] (Disruptive Media Arts)
Tanya Bravo (Juggerknot Theatre Company)
Moderated by Mike Knowlton (Campfire)
“Technology as Dramaturgy: Building the Future of Musical Storytelling” At the intersection of musical storytelling, immersive technology, and theatrical innovation, this panel explores how technology can function not just as spectacle—but as a dramaturgical tool. Hosted by Musical Theatre Factory._March 20th, 2026
- Brandon Powers
Brisa Areli Muñoz
EmmaLee Kidwell - Maria Isabella Andreoli
Fireside Chat with Academy Award– Winning VFX Pioneer John Gaeta (escape.ai) John Gaeta, Moderator: Diliana Alexander._ March 20th, 2026
“The Rise of AI Influencers: From Digital Characters to Real Businesses” Presented by OpenArt. As AI tools become more powerful and accessible, creators are no longer limited by traditional production constraints. Individuals and small teams can now design, produce, and scale AI-native personalities that engage millions across social platforms. From storytelling and entertainment to marketing and brand partnerships, AI influencers are reshaping how digital identity, creativity, and monetization intersect._March 21st, 2026
Chloe Fang (Open Art)
David Beiner (We Are Hume)
Savannah Niles (Wide Worlds)
Monica Monique (Moderator)
“Voice at Scale: AI, Performance, Future of Storytelling” | Fireside Chat with Sophia Noel (Eleven Labs) + Joanna Popper at the BASS Museum for Filmgate Interactive Festival._ March 21st, 2026
Sophia Noel (Eleven Labs), Joanna Popper (Moderator)
“From Tool to Medium: Rethinking Technology in Creative Practice” Every new medium starts as a technology — and becomes meaningful when artists begin to shape it. Today, wearable AR, spatial platforms, and AI tools are changing how we create. Technology is no longer just something used to make art; it is becoming part of the artistic material itself._ March 21st, 2026
Daria Skrypnyk
(Spectacles, Snap)
Future Icon Award: Harmony Korine, presentation by Alec Jerome at the BASS Museum with Filmgate and Diliana Alexander,_ March 21st, 2026
Sincerely hope you got an opportunity to interface with the Orb project, screening concurrently with Filmgate Interactive Festival Dates _
XR Cinematic Experience by [dNASAb], “Aesthetics of Decay”, Betsy Hotel Orb, Miami, March 2026 https://dnasab.net/orb/
“Aesthetics of Decay” —XR Cinematic Intervention | March 2026 |
