Episode #6 Reinvention and AI: A New Chapter in Filmmaking with Dennis Mohr

I Love Your Stories- Conversations with Artists and Creatives with Hava Gurevich

In this follow-up conversation, Hava Gurevich welcomes back Canadian documentary filmmaker Dennis Mohr, fresh from an AI Film Festival in Amsterdam. They dive into Dennis’s renewed passion for filmmaking, sparked by the possibilities of AI-generated cinema.

Dennis shares how AI is democratising the industry, allowing low-budget creators to achieve what once required large crews and big budgets. From recreating medieval battle scenes in Georgia to launching an AI artist collective in Toronto, Dennis reflects on how embracing new technology is fueling a creative renaissance in his 50s.

This is a story of reinvention, optimism, and the evolving role of the artist in the age of artificial intelligence.

Show Notes:
Guest: Dennis Mohr – Canadian documentary filmmaker and technologist
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0596049/

Topics Discussed:

• ● Attending the AI Film Festival in Amsterdam and what made it different
• ● The rise of AI as a tool for low-budget, high-impact filmmaking
• ● How AI workflows replicate the satisfaction of traditional production
• ● Forming the Toronto AI Film Group and its rapid growth
• ● Being hired for professional documentary work using AI recreations
• ● Democratisation vs. commercialisation of AI in film
• ● Ageing as a creative and finding renewed purpose
• ● Reflections on artistic identity, reinvention, and staying current with tech

Mentioned Tools & Platforms:

• ● ChatGPT and Gemini for scripting and ideation
• ● AI video and image generators for creative production
• ● Art Storefronts (sponsor mention)
• Memorable Quotes:
• “I’ve gone from zero to sixty in six months—AI filmmaking brought me back to why I fell in love with storytelling in the first place.”
• “I’d rather do what I’m doing now, with AI, than any previous stage of my creative life.”