Ben Wiley

Ben Wiley is a creative director at the Google Creative Lab focused on shaping emerging technology. With a background in storytelling and filmmaking, he’s worked on everything from music videos and album launches to TED Talks and documentaries to big brand commercials, weird experiments, and everything in between. Lately, he’s been dedicated to making a dent in the universe of AI — creatively hacking models, building filmmaking tools for the AI era and finding ways to this new technology can help expand human imagination.

Courses and Content

Sundance Institute's Story Forum: Online Event Registration

Join us from anywhere on January 29–30 for 15+ immersive online sessions. Explore the cutting edge of independent filmmaking through deep dives into virtual production, documentary ethics, and sustainable independent workflows.
Jan29
Story Forum Online
6:00PM - 7:00PM (PST)

The Poetry of the Prompt: AI Storytelling and the Making of ANCESTRA

With: Eliza McNitt and 2 more

The Poetry of the Prompt: AI Storytelling and the Making of ANCESTRA

January 29, 2026
6:00PM - 7:00PM (PST)
With: Eliza McNitt, Ben Wiley and Soheil Rezayazdi
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Eliza McNitt and Ben Wiley (Creative Director, Google Creative Lab) unpack the creation of ANCESTRA, discussing how the pair blended live action performances with generative AI visuals to tell a deeply personal story.