A trailer for Zealous Creative’s new film The Maker touring festivals right now.

The piece follows up their 2009 stop motion animated short Zero which hit 50 international film festivals, winning 11 awards including ‘Best Animation’ from LA Shorts Fest and the Rhode Island International Film Festival, two Gold Awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society and was nominated for an AFI Award in the ‘Best Short Animation’ category.

The Maker’s bizarre central character feverishly races against time, to craft ‘the most important creation’ of a lifetime.

It’s always nice when a film sets its own logic with a seamlessly eccentric visual language. The Maker’s low-key lighting, moody arcane colors & textures and the subtly askew angles of the set furnishings cast an enveloping tension, engrossing the viewer.

A lot went into constructing the scenography. The crew manufactured each tile, each floor board and designed some beautiful furniture. For updates on the festival tour and some great pre-production photos check the movie’s Facebook page.