In a neon-lit Berlin studio, digital provocateur Cory Archner becomes obsessed with reviving the lost digital legacy of Michel Magellan, a visionary painter whose art blurred the boundaries between pixels and paint—and whose life ended before his time. When Cory and meticulous digital preservationist Dragan Espenfeld recover Magellan’s untouched PowerBook, they embark on a high-stakes mission to emulate its contents, risking not only technical failure but the unleashing of secrets Magellan may have intended to keep buried. As the machine flickers to life, they uncover more than unfinished art: encrypted sketches, algorithmic diaries, and the blueprint for a sentient digital painter—a ghost in the machine that could redefine what it means to create, or to be remembered. Their quest for resurrection collides with the Magellan Foundation, guardians of the artist’s legacy who will stop at nothing to maintain control. As Cory’s obsession deepens and new AI tools threaten to spawn unauthorized digital clones, the team is forced to confront the ultimate question: does resurrecting genius serve the future of art, or does it risk erasing the very soul it seeks to preserve? Set against the backdrop of contemporary anxieties about digital decay and legacy, this speculative thriller pulses with the tension between innovation and ethics, daring its audience to ask what we owe the dead—and what we risk when the past refuses to stay silent. Inspired by: Cory Arcangel Recovered a Late Artist's Digital Legacy - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-cory-arcangel-recovered-a-late-artists-digital-legacy

• (00:00) - Boot Sequence
• (04:34) - Fragments and Ghosts
• (09:43) - Uncanny Studio
• (17:26) - Siege State
• (22:59) - The Unveiling
• (28:40) - Credits