This is a VIDEO submission made by creatives for the Musicbed Challenge 2026.
“Flow State” was curated, shot & edited in 48 hours with zero budget and a talented skeleton cast & crew. When Melissa saw the film challenge on social media, she was immediately drawn to Musicbed’s message and the inspirational goal of the challenge. We’re exhausted by the daily barrage of AI-generated posts and deals between studios and AI companies which aim to save productions money only by cutting out the human element. Which, let’s be honest, is the reason we create in the first place!
To bring this point to life, Melissa was inspired to interview different creatives to discuss why the human touch & feel is so necessary in creative fields amidst the current creative job restructuring, and to beautifully illustrate what makes us human.
We hope this film helps inspire others who may be worried about job security during this time. Absolutely no AI was used to make this film.
Thank you to all the cast & crew who we couldn’t have done this without & to the happy accidents and perfect imperfections that came from the production of “Flow State”.
We especially want to thank the Las Vegas artists:
Alberto Triana, Director, and Director of Photography
Alexander Sky Ski, a painter, muralist + artist
Tanner Payne Buitron, a dancer,
Nua Chang, a lei maker and artisan
Audrey Page, a food stylist
David Thomas, a skater
Michael Robertson, a skater + comedian
