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26 September 2026

Brighton Premiere

WVLNGTH

Synthetic cinema. Bigger than your phone.

Selected films, unseen works and live premieres made for bigger screens.

One room. One night. Phones away.

Partner with WVLNGTH

01 / Synthetic Cinema

Synthetic cinema is finding its screen.

A new cinematic language is forming. WVLNGTH gives it a cultural home, shaped by taste, intention and the possibilities of the form.

02 / Bigger Screens

Some work asks for a room.

Images gather force at scale. Sound settles differently in darkness. Attention becomes collective.

Made to be watched.
Made to be felt.

03 / Brighton Premiere // 26 September 2026

Be in the room.

For one evening, WVLNGTH takes over a dark room in Brighton, followed by the conversations and night around it.

Guest access is limited.

04 / Leadership

The people building WVLNGTH.

Hendo

Founder & Festival Director

Founder of WVLNGTH and its Festival Director, Hendo is a creative director, AI filmmaker and emerging-media technologist working across creative AI, advertising and new forms of storytelling. He advises global agencies and expert networks on AI and creative strategy, is an ambassador for Adobe Firefly and HeyGen, and a creative partner with Runway and Magnific. His films have streamed on Amazon Prime and Roku, and he is co-author of the Amazon #1 bestseller The AI Edge.

Ibrahim Bakhrani

Co-Founder & Executive Producer

Dubai-based Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Ibrahim is an immersive-technology pioneer working across AI, VR, AR and next-generation content. His work includes world-record-breaking 80K media, the Mission 828 VR Experience at the Burj Khalifa, consultancy for Dubai's Museum of the Future, and major technology-led experiences for NVIDIA, e& and destinations across the region. He recently presented his work to HH Sheikh Hamdan during Dubai AI Week.

Suzannah Rowland

Communications Director

Communications Director for WVLNGTH, Suzannah is an AI-fluent marketing and communications leader with more than 20 years of experience across B2B and B2C. Her background spans Red Bull, Kantar, PR, content, digital, events and brand strategy. At Kantar, she led high-profile programmes across brand, media, AI and consumer insight, increasing comparable lead generation and growing PR impact. At WVLNGTH, she leads communications, media relations and audience storytelling.