“Sawyer didn't plan on burning down his house, but when the injured phoenix he takes in turns out to be more than he can handle, playing “keep away” from his monster hunter father might be harder than he thought.
Can he do it, or is there too much smoke for there not to be any fire?”
IT'S FINALLY HERE
My thesis film from 2023, which had to be developed in a semester! I’m very proud of how it turned out, and for the many people who helped me along this journey. Thank you so much for everything!
I’ve had these characters bouncing around in my head for over a decade, and I’m so immensely happy I finally got the chance to turn them into a 3-minute short. 12-year-old me would be ecstatic.
This isn’t the end of them either. I’m planning to turn them into a web series. I’ve been tirelessly developing the world and story for the last couple of years, so you’ll be seeing them a lot more very soon :))
If you’re wondering about why their mouths don't move, it was an artistic decision I made because the workload with the time crunch would have been too much for me to do, so I had to simplify where I could.
Just so you know this film exists because of my own bird, Gatsby
The culprit
