CELIO

A young boy befriends an intelligent plant. Years later, he is tested with rescuing the plant from captivity and finding the proper land to re-plant the plant in order for it to bloom.

  • Tawd B Dorenfeld
    Director
  • Tawd b. Dorenfeld
    Writer
    The Anna Cabrini Chronicles
  • Tawd b. Dorenfeld
    Producer
  • Jacob Haffey
    Key Cast
    "The Botanist"
  • Shane Blackburn
    Key Cast
    "Mr. President"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tawd B Dorenfeld

Tawd b. Dorenfeld has been a groundbreaking filmmaker for 25+ years integrating experimental film and animation techniques to visualize the experimental inner thought narratives he writes. Best known for his work Directing music videos for Serj Tankian of System of a Down, The Offspring, Fishbone, Secret Chiefs 3, and his two award winning feature films The Anna Cabrini Chroncles & Aylaqruh:hurqalyA, along with his widely distributed Stories of the Baal Shem Tov starring Mayim Bialik and distributed by Shoreline Entertainment.

Currently, Dorenfeld has also founded and operates Tink Tank Animate LLC a storytelling program for fostering and mentoring neurodiverse artists in the arts of storytelling. Over 100 artists on the autism spectrum have been produced by Tawd and his team of mentors in the short 4 years of Tink Tank's inception. Much more to come www.TinkTankAnimate.com

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Director Statement

Everything is a story, everything is art, and nothing in art is unique to one person...we have all been inspired and taught by others.