Paul Trillo

EXPERIMENTALMUSIC VIDEO

Trillo was already a celebrated experimental director when OpenAI handed him Sora: he answered with "The Hardest Part" for Washed Out, the first commissioned Sora music video, and "Thank You For Not Answering," which took the Gold Nica at Prix Ars Electronica: the art world's highest nod to AI film so far.

PROFILE VERIFIED 15·JUL·2026 · 3 SOURCED EVENTS

Selected Works

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The Hardest Part · Washed Out

2024 · MUSIC VIDEO · SORA

The first commissioned Sora music video: a four-minute continuous zoom through a life.

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Thank You For Not Answering

2024 · EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

Gold Nica winner, Prix Ars Electronica 2024.

Career Timeline

2024Wins the Gold Nica at Prix Ars Electronica for "Thank You For Not Answering" SOURCE: ARS ELECTRONICA
2024Directs the first commissioned Sora music video for Washed Out SOURCE: TRADE PRESS
2024Named among OpenAI's first Sora artists SOURCE: OPENAI