PHILM

(video, read through critical theory)

A CLI that uploads video to a multimodal model and returns structured philosophical readings. Pairs hard structural constraints (Pydantic schemas) with rich interpretive prompts: the same schema can be filled by Baudrillard or Mulvey, the same footage read through Virilio or Benjamin. Theory, parameterized.

Every recording technology contains its own ideology. Philm makes that ideology legible.

medium: Python, Typer, Pydantic, Gemini 2.5 Flash; optional Ollama
year: 2025–2026
venue: github.com/closestfriend/philm
duration: —
tags: tool · video · theory

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