Paradise Film Festival (2023 October) - Award Winner “Best Sci-Fi Short”
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One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest (2024) - Honorable Mention (Post-Grad Level)
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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (2024) - New Voices Finalist
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Mobile MovieeFans Festival (2024 March) - Award Winner
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Ecozine Film Festival (2024 January) - Official Selection
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Smartphilm Festival (2024) - Official Selection
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Max Sir International Film Festival (2024) - Official Selection
Paradise Film Festival (2023 October) - Award Winner “Best Sci-Fi Short” | One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest (2024) - Honorable Mention (Post-Grad Level) | Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions (2024) - New Voices Finalist | Mobile MovieeFans Festival (2024 March) - Award Winner | Ecozine Film Festival (2024 January) - Official Selection | Smartphilm Festival (2024) - Official Selection | Max Sir International Film Festival (2024) - Official Selection
RELAY HOPE... A BOY from the past passes a baton of hope to a BOT in the future.
A low budget sci-fi short film made in two days using an iPhone 14 Pro Max + iPhone 12 Pro and utilizing Wonder Studio by Wonder Dynamics and Adobe After Effects for the Character Effects.
Director, Writer, Editor - Mayank Mekala
Sound designer - Mayank Mekala & Mitul Mekala
Starring - Mitul Mekala
Cinematographer - Mayank Mekala
Asset Designer - Pablo Castaño
Original release date: October 12, 2023
“The film is engaging and holds the viewer’s attention; the message is strongly conveyed. Good use of the metaphor of the sun setting as the boy journeys to bury the seeds in the ground and then the transition to black and white for the future. Excellent contrast of the beauty of nature on his journey with the bleakness of the robot’s environment. Beautifully executed with music dialogue not needed.”
“Creative approach. Nice intercutting of robot with live action. Nice length.”
“Simply and beautifully filmed. Love the “passing the baton” illustration as we’re all only passing through. Especially relevant in the approaching AI era.”
Baton was the Featured Bit for Oct 2023 in IOX
From One Earth Film Festival
