They Told Him Kindness Was a Disease. He Chose It Anyway | Cyberpunk Sci-Fi Short Film

They told Prometheus that empathy was a disease—and gave him a chip that could cure it. Hunted across a brutal cyberpunk city, he must decide what is worth more: survival or his humanity. PROMETHEUS is a cinematic AI sci-fi short film set in a dystopian future where compassion can be permanently erased. A broke courier accepts one final delivery: a sealed metal box, 50,000 credits and only three hours to reach the border. He expects thieves, bounty hunters and monsters. He does not expect to discover an illegal Empathy Suppression Chip—or twisted figures wearing his own face. For 88 days, Prometheus has tried to become ruthless. Every failed attempt is recorded in his battered "Bad Guy Manual." Every day he promises to stop helping strangers. Every day he turns back. As the delivery pulls him deeper into a violent conspiracy, the quality he sees as his greatest weakness may be the only thing that can break the cycle. This AI film combines cyberpunk action, dystopian science fiction, sci-fi horror and philosophical storytelling with rain-soaked neon streets, hover-bike chases, mechanical creatures and cinematic AI-generated visuals. If you enjoy AI short films, sci-fi short films, cyberpunk movies, dystopian thrillers, futuristic animation and stories about artificial intelligence, identity and free will, PROMETHEUS is for you. Would you erase your empathy if it guaranteed your survival? Tell us in the comments.