Iridescent

Projected Release for Festivals Submission:

January 2026.

Projected Release to YouTube:

January 2027.

Iridescent is the story of Tess, an explorer who discovers another planet. As Tess falls in love with this new world and its quirky creatures, she compares it to a planet she left behind – a once-beautiful homeland that was polluted and abandoned.

This project has been ongoing for several years. The finished film will clock in around 8-9 minutes with lots of handcrafted creatures, plants, and environments. My students and I worked on this film over the course of a year before most of them graduated. We had a great film at the end of that year, but it still needed more work. I'm driving it to completion in my spare time and I'm excited to share this story we've worked hard on.

Tess

Our main character. She left behind a broken planet and is searching for where she belongs.

Sebastian

Tess forms a strong bond with this little sidekick.

There were strong opinions and lots of fun takes on this creature as we developed Sebastian in class.

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A robotic sidekick that follows Tess. Can transform from drone to spider-walk mode.

Jousting Steeds

This armored steed has 4 eyes, metallic antlers, and is the size of a moose. It carries armadillo-like jousters on its back.

Lava Frogs

The molten rock turns as the magma burns and nothing should live in the sizzle and smoke - but out pops a head from the smoldering spread and the lava frogs begin to croak.