THE MENACE FROM ABOVE وحش من السماء
In the shallow waters of the Red Sea, a happy-go-lucky fish is forced to set out on a journey to save the sea creatures from the soulless monster before it kills all life underwater.
AWARDS & MENTIONS
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Best Animation Film Award at Saudi Film Festival, 2023
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Best International Student Film Award at Silk Road International Film Festival, 2023
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Recipient of The Carole and Larry Auerbach and Family Finishing Fund, 2021
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Recipient of Daw’ Film Fund, 2020
FESTIVALS
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Official Selection at Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Catalina Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at LA Children's International Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Tirana International Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Lebanese Independent Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Animatex Animation Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at SunChild International Environmental Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Another Way Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at S.O.F.A Film Festival, 2023
Writer & Director Mariam Khayat
Producer Mariam Khayat, Talitha Barkow
Line Producer Khawla Alhalawani
Mentor Maks Naporowski
Music Composer Jason Fujita
Character Designer & Modeler Vanessa Rosuello
Additional Character Modeling Michelle Ma
Character Rigger Nicole Martinez, Joe Jacobs, Michelle Ma
Background Designer & Modeler Wid Alhajjaji
Texturing Artists Kieran Barker, Abdullah Saleh, Anna Molamphy
Director of Photography Matthew Steidl
Layout Artists Matthew Steidl, Tiffany Lam, Samuel Leather, Xiaobo "Daniel" Ma, Sibi Naayagam, Rajiv Joseph
Character Animators Tiffany Lam, Sophia Ohannessian, Aelly Liu, Shravani Kulkarni, Mitchell Waldman, Matthew Lopez, Ricardo Munoz, Maria "Lupita" Roa
VFX Artist & Compositor Rajiv Joseph
Lighting & Rendering Artist Kieran Barker, Yimin Zhang, Rajiv Joseph, Sibi Naayagam
Editor Mariam Khayat
Pipeline Technical Director Samuel Leather, Yimin Zhang
Sound Designer & Mixer Alex Bologna
Oud Musician Timothy Maloof
"Fish" Voice Over Actress Mariam Khayat
"Crab & Urchin" Voice Over Actor Majeed Saud
Casting Coordinator Shahlaa Aftab
Voice Over Translation Afnan Bawyan
Poster Designers Xiaoxue "Rebecca" Meng, Raghad Albargi
Faculty Advisors Maks Naporowski, Kathy Smith, Christine Panushka, Paul Foley