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400 BOYS (2025)

Adapted from a short story by Marc Laidlaw, this short film depicts a ruined post-apocalyptic city ruled by urban gangs. When colossal and destructive creatures emerge to threaten the city’s survival, the 400 Boys gang (led by Slash) must unite and channel a collective psychic ability to confront the monsters.

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ZIMA BLUE (2019)

Journalist Claire Markham is invited to interview the legendary, reclusive artist Zima Blue right before the unveiling of his final masterpiece. After centuries of creation and a cosmic quest centered around a specific shade of blue, Zima reveals his humble beginnings: he was originally a simple pool-cleaning robot. For his ultimate performance, he chooses to strip away his cybernetic enhancements and return to his purest, simplest form.

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DANCE CENTRAL (INTRO TRAILER)
(2010)

The cinematic opening trailer for the motion-controlled rhythm video game Dance Central, developed for Xbox
360 Kinect. Moving through a stylized black-and-white cityscape illuminated by vibrant neon accents, highly graphic dancers take over the city to iconic pop and hip-hop tracks.

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ICE (2021)

In a futuristic ice colony where most inhabitants possess cybernetic enhancements, Sedgewick is one of the few «unmodded» teenagers. Desperate to prove himself to his brother and a crew of augmented peers, he joins them in an extreme night run across the slippery ice floes to witness the spectacular breach of giant frost-whales.

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APEX LEGENDS: STORIES FROM THE OUTLANDS (2021)

This narrative short explores the origins of Obi (Seer).
Marked from birth by an ill omen, a meteor striking his planet’s moon as he entered the world, Obi is feared and shunned by his community. Embracing his exile, he turns his curse into high-fashion, theatrical combat, deploying micro-drones and light through fluid, dance-inspired choreography.

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