Primordial Soup (studio)

Primordial Soup is a creative studio founded by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, dedicated to storytelling innovation, integrating artificial intelligence into the filmmaking process.

Overview

In May 2025, Primordial Soup was unveiled during Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, as part of a strategic partnership with Google DeepMind to explore the use of generative AI in storytelling. The company also entered into a collaboration with Google DeepMind to refine the technology company’s generative AI video model, including Veo.

Projects

Primordial Soup's first announced project is ANCESTRA, a short film by director Eliza McNitt, which blends live-action performance with AI-generated visuals. The film is scheduled to premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2025.