‘The End of Times’ Is an AI-Assisted Film Essay on Trauma That Wants to “Politicize Mental Illness” (Exclusive Venice Trailer)

Welcome to The End of Times (El fin de los tiempos)! The Colombian film from Bibiana Rojas Gómez and Juan David Cárdenas Maldonado, mixing found footage and AI to explore trauma and depression and “politicize mental illness,” will world premiere in the competition lineup of the Venice Critics’ Week, an independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival, on Sept. 10. The co-directors also handled cinematography, with Cárdenas Maldonado writing the screenplay, and Rojas Gómez editing the movie. Split Screen is handling sales on The End of Times. The ominous title likely makes you wonder what to expect. “Salomé searches through five decades of…