3D Animated Sci-Fi Short Film | Judges of Being

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Is it ever right to bend your principles in the name of the greater good?

After a catastrophic war, The Gates stands as humanity’s last city: a crumbling dystopia ruled by hunger and iron-fisted control. The Keep, once a beacon of justice, now serves only the elite. When principled investigator Rogue Whitlam takes on a headline murder case, duty pulls him one way and conscience the other. His verdict will decide not just the trial but the future of his own identity.

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Judges of Being is a fully independent animated short, conceived, developed, and animated by myself over five years (2020-2025) in Unreal Engine 5 with full-body motion capture. The film is meant to finish on an unresolved note; this short serves as a proof of concept for a broader cinematic universe that I am currently pitching. It should feel like the start of a larger journey, full of mystery and intrigue, with many concepts yet to be explored. Please stay tuned, a feature-length story and several more shorts are on the way soon...

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*Creator* | Kai Vygor
*Music* | Tom Godbert
*Sound Design & Mix* | Jacob Waxman
*Foley* | Mark D’Angelo
*Storyboards* | Anthony Thanaxay
*Mo-Cap Supervisor* | Jordyn Hamilton
*Mo-Cap Performers* | Odysseus (male) · Gabrielle Angelone (female)
*Original Song* | “In the Silence” by Warsaw

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