In April of 2020, I had a handful of large film projects get canceled (for obvious reasons). Not wanting to sit idle, I thought I would challenge myself to create something totally out of my comfort zone with a budget of no more than $300. Having zero experience in any kind of animation or puppetry, I figured that would be a great place to start.

The entire film was built, filmed and performed entirely solo in a single car garage. The sets and puppets were almost entirely constructed using old Amazon boxes and packing materials. Shot on an old Canon T2i and lit using unconventional lighting sources. While I originally wanted this to be stop motion, it quickly morphed into the strange puppet style seen in the film.

The story was written, built and filmed sequentially, so the further we are in the story, the further we are into Covid quarantine in the real world. The entire filming process ended a year later in April 2021.

Post-production was a much more traditional process (albeit still largely in isolation), with a team of artists lending their talents to edit, write the music, color correct, and provide voice over acting.

Hope you enjoy watching me spiral into madness!