A Melbourne filmmaker has pulled his debut feature Together from China, after AI was used to make a queer couple appear same-sex in a "bizarre" and "bewildering" unauthorised edit.

Digitally animated steam was also used to obscure actor Dave Franco's body in a nude scene, amongst a range of bootleg changes.

Filmmaker Michael Shanks sold Together to global distributor Neon, which in turn sold the distribution rights in various countries, including China. Loading...

In an interview with triple j hack, Shanks revealed he had made the decision to pull its Chinese distribution, in conjunction with Neon.

He told the program he did not endorse the censorship of nudity but the erasure of the LGBTQI+ relationship was his line in the sand.

"I say — let's look at the bums!

"But I understand

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