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12. Zero

by Zealous Creative

8 months ago

11. The Maker - Trailer

by Zealous Creative

9 months ago

10. Zero: Behind the Scenes

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

9. For Doris

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

8. Annie, Forget Your Gun

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

7. A Tasteful Bunch

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

6. Random Back Test

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

5. Back Fire

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

4. Back to my Room

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

3. Oral-B Cross Action

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

2. BECOME ONE

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

1. Zero Trailer

by Zealous Creative

2 years ago

Born into a world of numbers, an oppressed zero discovers that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.

Zero is a 12'32 stop motion animation written and directed by Christopher Kezelos and produced by Christine Kezelos. For more information, visit zeroshortfilm.com or like us on facebook.com/zeroshortfilm

SUBTITLES:
Zero is available on YouTube with transcripts in over 20 languages: youtube.com/watch?v=LOMbySJTKpg&cc_load_policy=1

About the Director: Christopher Kezelos has recently relocated to Los Angeles from Sydney, Australia and is seeking new Directing opportunities. To get in touch, you can contact him here: zealouscreative.com/contact/

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
- 2011 Shorts Film Festival: Best FX
- 2011 Lady Filmmakers Film Festival: Ladies Kick Butt Award
- 2011 Sandfly Film Festival - Best Animation
- 2011 Sandfly Film Festival - Best Australian Short
- 2011 Sandfly Film Festival - Best at Sandfly
- 2010 LA Shorts Fest: Best Animation
- 2010 Rhode Island International Film Festival: First Place - Best Animation
- 2010 ATOM Awards: Best Short Animation
- 2010 Grand OFF - World Independent Film Awards: Best Animation
- 2010 Naples International Film Festival: Best Short Film
- 2010 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Script
- 2010 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Design
- 2010 Flickerfest International Film Festival: Best Achievement in Sound
- 2010 Australian Cinematographers Society: Golden Tripod - Experimental & Specialised (National)
- 2010 AFI Awards: Nominated for Best Short Animation
- 2010 Inside Film Awards: Nominated for Best Short Animation
- 2010 APRA Screen Music Awards: Nominated for Best Music in a Short Film
- 2010 Australian Screen Sound Awards: Nominated for Best Sound in a Short Film
- 2009 Australian Cinematographers Society: Gold Award - Experimental & Specialised (NSW/ACT)

OTHER SCREENINGS
- 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market: Official Selection
- 2010 St. Louis International Film Festival: Official Selection
- 2010 Savannah Film Festival: Official Selection
- 2010 Hiroshima International Animation Festival: Official Selection
- 2010 Seoul International Cartoon Animation Festival: Official Selection (SICAF Choice)
(View All: zeroshortfilm.com/category/screenings-awards/)

Watch the behind the scenes video: vimeo.com/8452412

Thanks to 'Short of the Week' for helping bring our film to the attention of online audiences:
shortoftheweek.com
vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek
facebook.com/shortoftheweek
twitter.com/shortoftheweek

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John Kassab 8 months ago

absolutely beautiful in every way. Simply one of best film to come out of Australia. Congratulations!
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Thanks John, that's nice of you to say :)
Kat Hollingsworth 7 months ago

That was the best film i have ever seen. I absolutely loved how the story was throughout the film. Very Nice Job!
Barbara Edmiston 4 months ago

I really like this film - very well done - great message!! T
Thanks :)
Short of the Week 8 months ago

One of the loveliest object-animations I've seen. You've created a wonderfully immersive world, and the story is touching as well. Bravo.
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Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Thanks so much for reviewing our film and teaching us a thing or two about online marketing. We have you to thank for this wonderful response to our film!
Short of the Week 8 months ago

Glad to help. It was a film I knew people would respond to if it could just be brought to their attention.
gangibob 8 months ago

Absolutely fantastic! really beautiful story and the graphics & audio, brilliant!
mpared 8 months ago

way way cool ! I love it its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done
Quentin Ricard 8 months ago

Absolutely wonderful ! Really nice story and graphics. I love it.
I love the way they smile, so simple but so expressive.
Awesome work !

Bravo ! :D
Sci-Pie 8 months ago

Impressive!! Beautiful film :) congrats
Wildek 8 months ago

Great peace of Art Man... Congrats!
RJ Evans 8 months ago

This is simply one of the best stop motion films I have EVER seen. You made a grown man cry.

kuriositas.com/2011/06/zero.html

Thanks!
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

That's a wonderful compliment, thank you!
Francisco Gonzalez Jr 8 months ago

What a great story!!! I love the animation and message. You made so many emotions come out of me in that short amount of time.
Beck Kartsounes 8 months ago

This reminds me of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which instantly makes it fantastic, but the story and feel that it gave me. Well, let's just put it this way, it was the first thing that ever made me cry since my birth. Way to go, this is now my favorite short film!
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Hi Beck, that's really sweet of you to say, thanks so much.
Julien-Pierre 8 months ago

Beautiful!
ROCK*iT FiLMS 8 months ago

Kudos filmmakers! Beautiful.
Ricardo Silva Veloso 8 months ago

Beautiful!
Sunny Tellone 8 months ago

Absolutely brilliant. :)
Sunam Images 8 months ago

This is excellent work!
Geneviève 8 months ago

wow. wonderful!
darral good 8 months ago

This is a very good film to show to anyone who feels lonely, this will cheer them up no doubt, and if anyone ever feels bullied by life I wish I had seen this film while I was a youngster. my mom the volunteer preschool teacher would have loved this!
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

It's really nice to know this film is having an impact on people. Thank you.
Madison Smith 8 months ago

one of the most brilliant short films i have ever seen! bloody brilliant!
Justin Hill 8 months ago

incredible story and stop motion! A great short!
marina blinova 8 months ago

its remarkable.. thank you
Græm 8 months ago

<3
Juanjoo 8 months ago

Fantastic!!!
Myler Moss 8 months ago

This is a really epic work, congrats from Córdoba - Argentina!

♥
Oliver Luo 8 months ago

This is truly phenomenal. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful work!
virgüez 8 months ago

8power
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

We're so honoured to have received so much positive feedback and good will. Thank you all for your support.
J Phan 8 months ago

I love it.
Alex Barnett 8 months ago

Saw this at the 2010 Bondi Short Film Festival... Zero blew the competition away! Great script, amazing cinematography and lighting. Stunning.
Ashis Adhikary 8 months ago

impressive..nice job...hats off...
T C 8 months ago

EVERYTHING in this short film is BEAUTIFUL, congratulations! And thanks for sharing.
Jarosław Rzepecki 8 months ago

I have found only "Like button", but I want to click "Love button"
Digital Starfish 8 months ago

Absolutely Great !!!
JR 8 months ago

Wished it was longer! Truly an awesome work!
CuRIOs 8 months ago

One of the best stop-motion movies I've seen. Greetings from Singapore :-)
Sam Shiryaykin 8 months ago

great!
Tomas Jedno 8 months ago

2098?
Francisco Santiago 8 months ago

Made me cry and smile! :D
Ivan P 8 months ago

Very beautiful and nice story but i must say two heads disappointed me.
Jean Marcel 8 months ago

Fantastic work! Congratulations!
Ozan Akinci 8 months ago

Amazing story and animation!!
Beautiful!! Love it!
A very Tim Burton's Edward-Scisorhands-like storyline!!
Benescual 8 months ago

Absolute fantastic! xD
Daniela Petkovic 8 months ago

wonderfully magic.

Shared on TISCO:
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Best,
DP.
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing :)
Patrick McLoad 8 months ago

Wow...what an incredible film; among the best I've ever seen. I watched the "making of" short, and it really shows the dedication it takes for something like this. I saw no "zeros" in your crew. Bravo!
Armig Esfahani 8 months ago

great one! I love the idea.. I just posted it on creativityneverends.com please let me know if you mind that and I will delete it immediately..
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

No problem at all, thanks for your comment and sharing our film :)
Konrad Parol 8 months ago

great work!! I'm very impressed! Congratulations!
rennoib 8 months ago

Very similar to number 9, but much better done. I would have put an end more revolutionary but good xD.
OneInfiniteLove 8 months ago

*wipes tear* just... BEAUTY-FULL!!! ♥♥♥
Arne Schiek 8 months ago

it's up @ droppingby.de/2011/06/14/zero/
Fantastic, impressive, wonderful Work.
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Thank you!
Prime Recordz 8 months ago

amazing...
Refocused Media 8 months ago

Very inspirational. Did not see the end coming, bravo.
Marcelo Fernández 8 months ago

Excelente film que habla de la vida y de la esperanza que al final surge en medio del dolor y de la discrimianación. Texturas, sonidos y dolorosos muñecos, que atrapan y cautivan al espectador. Que buen trabajo!!
Excellent film about life and hope that finally emerges in the midst of pain and discrimianación. Textures, sounds and painful dolls, which catch and captivate the viewer. Nice Job!
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Thanks for the positive feedback... and translation :)
zxis 8 months ago

This is the best stop motion animation I've ever seen!
Liliana 8 months ago

Que hermoso trabajo, muy lindo, siempre hay que ver lo positivo de las dificultades y siempre salir adelante, increible trabajo!!
Ezra Riley 8 months ago

i loved it. but why did it have two heads? anyway it was rad. thanks for making zero, it made my day.
Klumpmeister 8 months ago

Fantastic.
Agrim Gupta 8 months ago

the lovliest short film. ever. :)
Julia Osovskaya 8 months ago

Such a beautiful story and so beautifully presented! Love everything about it, incredibly touching!
Animoto Centre 8 months ago

I would've like it more if he was a 10..but infinite mark makes more sense however..
L-O 8 months ago

Fantastique ! : )
fatant 8 months ago

Just loved it. Brought a tear to my eye =)
Vinicius Sanches Bueno 8 months ago

Amazing.
Kat3rina 8 months ago

amaZING!! i LOVED! BEAUTIFUL VIDEO! :D.
François Mathey 8 months ago

Outstanding work, a real masterpiece, perfect ending :)
Johnny Isaacs 8 months ago

Absolutely wonderful!!! This is so inspiring. I work within digital animation for the most part but this has really inspired me to go back to more traditional animation techniques. It is perfect. Thank you for such an incredible piece.
Alice White 8 months ago

Great job! Truly amazing, cheers!
Loverboy 8 months ago

A work of such charm and imagination it should enchant, as the old circus phrase goes, "children of all ages."
James Pywell 8 months ago

Wow! That was awesome!
aza 8 months ago

a real masterpiece
Alteroy 8 months ago

great
Ahmad Shukri Yusof 8 months ago

you rock man..hahahaha
Jelm m2T 8 months ago

one word, dude: amazing!
Jarrod Crotchett 8 months ago

Truly a GREAT film, really touched me.
Eduardo H Obieta (LAAd) 8 months ago

Gorgeous :)
JuFumero 8 months ago

Fantastic, great job!

=.)
JavaJunky 8 months ago

Just amazing. Everything a story should be.
Leonard Ritter 8 months ago

The style of presentation is really cute and lovely, and that's really why the narration pains me unbearably.

I'm not stupid. I can see what's going on! I don't need an offscreen voice explaining to me what's going on!

This short would have been even a gazillion times better without narration and come to think of it, the music was also cheesy and obnoxious at times. I understand why the narrator was in there, to explain the infinity sign, but that can be done from within the story!

Too much! Cut the music and the narrator, and this is going to become a classic.
nagash 7 months ago

Can't agree more.
FREMOX 8 months ago

Great great great ! Enormous work here ! You might have spent a looooot of time to accomplish such a film... The first animation "in utero" is really fluid, i was thinking it was CG work... The textile material looks very nice and your scenario is awesome ! Keep it up man !
Zealous Creative 8 months ago

Hey FREMOX, thanks for the comment. The "in utero" scene was a mix of stop motion puppets with some computer wizardry. It was put together by our good friend Justin Alvarez over at monkeyhut.com.au. You can see the individual puppets that made up this scene in our 'Behind the Scenes' video here vimeo.com/8452412 at around 03:13.
FREMOX 8 months ago

Thanks for the reply !
Monkeyhut.com have crazy works on their site !
Keep up the good work !
GV Prashanth 8 months ago

awesome stuff....loved t...keep up ur good work.....will be waiting to see more :)
Tim McCourt 8 months ago

Lovely!
MATIATZU 8 months ago

excelente produción, felicidades
Phlow 8 months ago

Nice shot. Amazing how you realized the lightening. Very atmospheric. Both thumbs up!
ArMAN 8 months ago

eye love this
John Baumgartner 8 months ago

Bullshit.

That's what all those other mean numbers were full of in discriminating and bullying poor (but intrepid) Zero.

What a gorgeous triumph of a movie!
MOTORHOME Ideas Montadas 8 months ago

Amazing!!! Beautiful short film! Congratulations!
Aneesh Shivanekar 8 months ago

BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! I have no words - purely genius stuff. 10/10! Bravo!