The Ningyo

Directed by Miguel Ortega · Starring Rodrigo Lopresti, Jerry Lacy, Tamlyn Tomita, Louis Ozawa · 2017

At the turn of the 20th century, a famed cryptozoologist launches an obsessive hunt for the Ningyo, a mythical Japanese mermaid.

Remarkably ambitious VFX world-building for an indie short, with a lush period-adventure feel.

Sporting some of the best VFX world-building we’ve ever seen in shortfall, this ambitious proof-of-concept centers on a famed cryptozoologist and his turn-of-the-century hunt for the mythical Japanese mermaid, The Ningyo

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