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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.
- Year2020
- Runtime68 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryJapan
- DirectorNick DiLiberto
- ScreenwriterNick DiLiberto
Full Festival Passes available for access to all programs, all weekend long!
★ The Audience Awards ballot will display above, once you begin watching. Click the short or feature's title, on the above-right, to select the film, then vote for each film by choosing a ranking between 1-5 (5 is the HIGHEST).
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.
- Year2020
- Runtime68 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryJapan
- DirectorNick DiLiberto
- ScreenwriterNick DiLiberto