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The Lion and the Firebird

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Premiere Type
Premiere Type
World Premiere
Category
Film Category
Student Short
Runtime
Run Time
22m 36s
Country
Country
USA
Directed by
Directed by
Daniel Byers
Produced by
Produced By
Fernando Gonzalez
Written by
Written by
Daniel Byers
Main Cast
Main Cast
Renia Gardner, Edwin Joseph, Edwin Lee Guzman, Fermin Padilla III, Teresa Yenque
Synopsis
RISING FIRE, an early human, flees with her daughter, pursued by a violent warband -- the LION MEN. When she is inadvertently saved by one of the last NEANDERTHALS, the two struggle to communicate and find trust. But when the Lion Men return, they become the key to one another's survival - and the future of humanity.
Meet the Filmmaker
Meet the Filmmaker
Contact Info
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18225824/

Danie

Byers

Director
Daniel Byers is an award-winning director with a passion for genre films and new storytelling technologies. His short, The Lion and the Firebird (2022), pioneered the use of a Virtual Production workflow - a first for low-budget independent film....Read more
Daniel Byers is an award-winning director with a passion for genre films and new storytelling technologies. His short, The Lion and the Firebird (2022), pioneered the use of a Virtual Production workflow - a first for low-budget independent film. His first feature film, Eradication (2022), was recently released as a Tubi Channel Original. He graduated from Columbia University's MFA film program in 2022. Daniel runs the documentary studio Skyship Films and the genre film studio Dark Tower Films. He is also a writer, climber, photographer, and D&D game master. Read less
The past is never dead. It's not even past. - William Faulkner