Ukrainian Filmmaker Creates Viral AI Multiverse Mashup

Ukrainian filmmaker Andrii Daniels created a two-part AI-generated short, "Harry Potter and the Christmas Trap," that mashed up iconic characters and reached nearly 5 million Instagram viewers and about 17 million across platforms, he told Variety. Daniels said he spent roughly 40 hours producing the clip from a Kyiv bomb shelter amid 2025 missile attacks, highlighting AI's role in democratizing filmmaking and raising IP questions.