Doctor Ignatius Speculo in "Sayonara Ex Machina Monster Bikini" REDUX 2025

When the world's in trouble and big monsters collide, he's the guy they call to tan those big monsters hides!
Doctor Speculo has to help Japan with a mating season kaiju problem.

  • Paul E Burke Jr
    Director
    Repast
  • Paul Edward Burke Jr
    Writer
  • Ben Armstrong
    Writer
  • Paul Edward Burke Jr
    Producer
  • Astra Silver Burke
    Producer
    My Shadow
  • Ben Armstrong
    Key Cast
    "Doctor Ignatius Speculo"
  • Autumn Gamble
    Key Cast
    "Lulu Flanger"
  • Celeste McGrath
    Key Cast
    "Bikini Bimbo"
  • Anna Rho
    Key Cast
    "Japan extra"
  • Eric Lee
    Key Cast
    "Japan extra"
  • Phil Cho
    Key Cast
    "Japan extra"
  • Andy Hong
    Key Cast
    "Japan extra"
  • Irvin Lee
    Key Cast
    "Japan extra"
  • Benjamin Seo
    Key Cast
    "Japan extra"
  • Paul Edward Burke Jr
    Doctor Speculo Theme Song written by
  • Fred Schendel
    Doctor Speculo Theme Song written by
  • Rick Allen Curvin II
    Hardworking Crew
  • Christian Bruce
    Hardworking Crew
  • Charlie Nelson
    Hardworking Crew
  • Fred Schendel
    Other Music
  • Steve Babb
    Other Music
  • Susan Stringer
    Helpful Humans
  • Jeff Stringer
    Helpful Humans
  • John Holmes
    Helpful Humans
  • Alicia Mattox
    Helpful Humans
  • Greg Decicco
    Helpful Humans
  • Jeremy Brooks
    Helpful Humans
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 17, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    4,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm film
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable

  • United States
Director Biography - Paul E Burke Jr

I make short films for fun and art, with the needle moving between the two depending on the story.

The power of cinema compels me :D

"Doctor Ignatius Speculo in 'Sayonara Ex Machina , Monster Bikini'"(1996/December2025) and "Repast"(1996/December2025) were shot and edited on 16mm film (and the sound edited on 16mm mag-stock), with shooting ratios of about 2.5 to 1 ... labor$ of love & pain & learning, lol.

Currently in preproduction on three short films to shoot on digital 4k (unless some patron out there wants to throw me a few thousand feet of 16mm negative raw stock and development and xfer, lol) for 2026:
"Wireless" ($1000),
"Treasured" ($12,000),
and hopefully, in early 2027--
"Doctor Speculo vs. the All-Seeing Eyeball" ($5,000)
Going to be a fun year.

The power of cinema resides in fun and art.

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Director Statement

If it is fun, I'll make it.

Know what you now, and know what you don't know.