A cinema-quality documentary for $44.
No crew. No studio. 15 minutes.
A documentary production team costs $10,000–$100,000 and takes 4–12 weeks. Athaia collapses the entire pipeline — script, cinematography, narration, scoring, color grading — into a single prompt and 15 minutes.
Documentary production demo
Cost per 10-min documentary
99.5% cost reduction
$44
Per 10-min documentary
vs $10K-$100K traditional
10+
Minutes per production
Full-length documentaries
60-80
Scenes per video
Rich visual narrative
7+
AI models orchestrated
Best model per scene
The economics
Per 10-minute documentary
| Traditional | With Athaia | |
|---|---|---|
| Production cost | $10,000–$100,000 | $44 |
| Production time | 2–8 weeks | 15 minutes |
| Team required | Director, DP, editor, colorist, VO | Just you |
The problem
Documentary production is prohibitively expensive
A single 10-minute documentary traditionally costs $10,000 to $100,000 to produce. You need researchers, scriptwriters, directors, camera operators, editors, colorists, sound engineers, and narrators. The process takes weeks or months.
This means documentaries have always been gated by budget. Brilliant ideas never get produced because the creator cannot afford the production. Channels that want to publish consistently face impossible economics.
Existing AI video tools produce clips — 5 to 15 seconds of generated footage. None of them can produce a full documentary with narrative structure, visual consistency, and professional audio. Until now.
The solution
Athaia produces full documentaries from text
Type a topic. Athaia's AI script engine writes a complete documentary script with narrative arc, plans 60-80 scenes with visual descriptions, then orchestrates 7+ AI models to produce cinematic footage, professional narration, original music, and sound effects.
The post-production pipeline applies cinematic color grading, smooth transitions, audio mixing, subtitles, and final assembly. The output is a finished, publishable documentary — not raw clips that need editing.
The entire process takes about 15-30 minutes and costs $44 for a 10-minute production. What used to require a production company now requires a text prompt.
The cinematic pipeline
Every element of cinema, automated
Athaia does not just generate footage — it produces complete cinematic experiences with every element a documentary needs.
Documentary sample frame
Narrative Structure
Athaia understands documentary storytelling. Hook, rising action, revelation, denouement — every production follows proven narrative arcs that keep audiences watching.
Cinematic Color Grading
Professional LUT-based color grading applied uniformly across every clip. Choose from cinema presets or let Athaia match the mood to the subject matter automatically.
Multi-Model Visual Pipeline
Each scene is routed to the best AI model for its shot type. Runway for cinematic wide shots, Kling for motion sequences, Sora for photorealistic scenes, Veo for stylized footage.
Professional Narration
ElevenLabs voice synthesis produces broadcast-quality narration. Choose from documentary-style voices with natural pacing, emphasis, and emotional range.
AI-Composed Score
Original background music composed by AI to match the emotional arc of your documentary. Tension builds when the story builds. Resolution when it resolves.
Seamless Editing
Automated transitions, pacing, and timing that feel hand-crafted. B-roll placement, scene duration, and cut rhythm are all optimized for viewer retention.
Genre coverage
Any topic, any genre
Athaia adapts its visual style, pacing, and tone to match any documentary genre.
How it works
From prompt to premiere
Describe your documentary
Type a topic: "The psychology of cults" or "How empires collapse." Optionally provide research notes, a thesis, or specific angles you want explored.
AI writes the script
Athaia's script engine creates a structured documentary narrative with hook, rising tension, key revelations, and resolution. 60-80 scenes are planned with shot descriptions.
Multi-model production
Each scene is routed to the optimal AI model. Cinematic footage, narration, background music, and sound effects are generated in parallel across 7+ AI models.
Post-production pipeline
Color grading, audio mixing, transition editing, subtitle generation, and final assembly — all automated. The output is a finished, publishable documentary.
Key benefits
Why documentary creators choose Athaia
Full-Length Productions
Not clips. Not slideshows. Athaia produces 10, 15, even 30-minute documentaries with the depth and pacing audiences expect from long-form content.
Cinema-Quality Output
Every frame is color-graded, every transition is intentional, every audio layer is professionally mixed. The output is indistinguishable from studio production.
99% Cost Reduction
Traditional documentary production costs $10,000 to $100,000. Athaia produces comparable quality for $44. That is not a typo.
Any Topic, Any Time
From the fall of Rome to the future of AI — no topic requires location scouting, travel, or specialized equipment. Your imagination is the only limit.
Consistent Brand Identity
Build a documentary channel with a unified visual language. Same color grading, narration style, and production quality across every video.
Rapid Iteration
Not happy with the angle? Regenerate with a different perspective in minutes. Test topics, styles, and approaches without financial risk.
Produce your first documentary
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