Coerte Voorhees
Coerte Voorhees is a writer and filmmaker who used generative AI to create Val Kilmer’s role in As Deep as the Grave. He earned degrees at Georgetown and USC, wrote and directed his first feature The First Line, and founded First Line Films after the film reached Netflix in 2016. By 2023, he had written and directed Canyon Del Muerto, a film about archaeologist Ann Axtell Morris and her work with Navajo people. TIME named him to its 2026 TIME100 AI list as a writer and filmmaker. As of October 2026, he is the director of As Deep as the Grave.
Timeline
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2012–2016
Degrees at Georgetown and USC
He earns a B.A. from Georgetown University in 2012 and an M.F.A. from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2016.
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2016
The First Line reaches Netflix
He writes, directs, and produces his first feature, The First Line, a legal drama about two Athenian attorneys suing for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. In September 2016, the film releases on Netflix, and he founds First Line Films after its release.
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By 2023
Directing Canyon Del Muerto
By 2023, he writes and directs Canyon Del Muerto, a film about archaeologist Ann Axtell Morris and her work with Navajo people in the 1920s.
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2026
An AI-generated Val Kilmer
In 2026, he uses generative AI to create Val Kilmer’s role as Father Fintan in As Deep as the Grave, with cooperation from the actor’s estate and his daughter Mercedes.
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2026
A TIME100 AI selection
In 2026, he joins TIME100 AI’s Innovators list as a writer and filmmaker.
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As of October 2026
Directing As Deep as the Grave
As of October 2026, he is the director of As Deep as the Grave.
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