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A Handmade Animated Fantasy Adventure | Drawing every frame of his film by hand, creator Nick DiLiberto (“Nova Seed”) puts a delightfully weird, handcrafted spin on the archetypal hero’s quest fantasy. Set in a world cursed to eternal darkness, we follow a lone warrior as he’s tracked and hunted across an unforgiving landscape by a horde of ferocious enemies who only wish to see him destroyed. Inspired by the work of Richard Williams and looking for all the world like a lost piece of ‘70s animation, “Empress of Darkness” is an absolute marvel of independent filmmaking.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    68 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Japan
  • Director
    Nick DiLiberto
  • Screenwriter
    Nick DiLiberto