Synopsis:

A routine tree inspection unexpectedly gives way to a journey into the deep. Set in a hidden subterranean world, ‘Sub Terra’ is the haunting mystery of a cryptic, first-person perspective.

The film’s visuals are a shifting blend of 2D animation, 3D animation, photogrammetry, motion capture, and live-action material. Berlin-based sound artist Jana Irmert created a 5.1 mix entirely without dialogue, embracing surreal texture, mood, and a visceral sense of off-screen space.

“It draws attention – quite haptically, almost – to the unthinking ways in which we intervene in even the tiniest and most hidden of lives.”
The Film Verdict

Distributed in Canada via CFMDC.

Official Selection

DOK Leipzig
Flatpack Festival
Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
Vancouver International Film Festival

Director ∙ Animator ∙ Editor ∙ Producer
Jeffrey Zablotny

Sound Designer ∙ Re-Recording Mixer
Jana Irmert

Cinematographer
Morgana McKenzie

with music from
Viktor Orri Árnason