A routine tree inspection unexpectedly gives way to a journey into the deep. Set in a hidden subterranean world, the film’s mesmerizing visuals are a constantly shifting blend of 2D and 3D animation, photogrammetry, motion capture, and live-action material. Jeffrey Zablotny’s Sub Terra crafts a haunting mystery from a cryptic first-person perspective.
Anna Mernieks
Canada/Germany
2022
English
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits
Producer
Jeffrey Zablotny
ANIM
Jeffrey Zablotny
Editor
Jeffrey Zablotny
Director
Jeffrey Zablotny
Jeffrey Zablotny is a Toronto-based director. His work explores how interior landscapes mirror a hidden world outside ourselves through experimentation with sound and unconventional use of animation. His films have premiered at TIFF, DOK Leipzig, Hot Docs, and internationally at festivals in Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom. A member of VES (Visual Effects Society), his work has been made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the NFB.
Filmography: Sub Terra (2022); The Immaculate Conception Photography Gallery (2017); Chamber Drama (2014); Leonardo (2013); Max (2009)
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