Cartoon of six people riding a tandem bicycle against a yellow sky with clouds. The person at the front is holding a large red circle resembling a sun. The individuals are dressed in different colored outfits, each numbered from one to six, with matching shoes.

The Lord of Thousand Suns

Film concept and development

Fantasy, Roadfilm

Adults, Young adults

2D computer

8-10 minutes

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In a quiet world of hills and rhythm, six pilgrims move toward something divine, and uncover something deeply human.

Logline:

The Lord of Thousand Suns unfolds the journey of six pilgrims on their way to find their god, The mysterious Lord of Thousand Suns.

It is based on a text that I wrote, inspired by folk tales and shaped by the rhythmic repetition found in oral storytelling traditions.

The six move as one, but when their path begins to unravel, will their unity hold?

The film was developed during the Playgrounds NEXT trajectory and during the H-AIR residency at the Hiroshima animation festival.

“Six people follow a path through the trees.
Vroom vroom vroom.

Number One, Number Two, Number Three, Number Four, Number Five, and Number Six.

On their feet - red shoes. Number One leads, carrying a red circle.
Vroom vroom.”

Style Tests

Poster - H-AIR residency

Illustration for the film 'The Lord of Thousand Suns' featuring a central mountain with a red sun, surrounded by blue sky, clouds, and people with large blue faces and polka-dot clothing, along with fishing and mythical creatures.

Sketches style frames

Drawing of five people kneeling on the ground, bowing with their heads on the earth, in a line, with mountains in the background.
A surreal illustration of five humanoid figures skating on a tightrope, each wearing coats made of numbers from 1 to 6. Above, a circular makeup mirror with a women's face is floating against a yellow sky, and colorful mountains are in the foreground.
A digital drawing depicting four identical men walking in unison up a dark, textured incline towards a black tunnel on the left, with two gray stones in the foreground and two human-like ghosts near the top right of the hill.