Private Project

The Edensphere Saga

The story of Edensphere follows Zyl, a young warrior pregnant with her second child. Zyl strives to escape Edensphere 003, a research facility tasked with breeding child soldiers. On Zyl’s journey for freedom, self-discovery, and purpose, she meets a band of warriors known as the Sunkeepers living within the sky isles of Zahano. Through their interaction Zyl learns the history of her people and the meaning behind her name. As the young warrior comes to terms with her place in the world, Edensphere does whatever it can to keep Zyl within its prison.

  • David Jose Ramon Torres II
    Director
  • Nejia Calhoun
    Key Cast
    "Zyl"
  • Kayla Garabedian
    Key Cast
    "Prisoner Kyvla"
  • Tori Burgess
    Key Cast
    "Lyna"
  • Elijah Akindolie
    Key Cast
    "Tian and The Emissary"
  • Ravik
    Key Cast
    "Zomora, Dusk, Folzat, Commander Celsius, Vynthis and Edenbot"
  • David Jose Ramon Torres II
    Key Cast
    "Lady Chimera and Riakman"
  • Harrison Hague
    Composers
  • Anthony Bonacci
    Composers
  • Michael Pinnella
    Composers
  • Jamondria Harris
    Composers
  • Ravik
    Composers
  • Masa Sky
    Cinematographer
  • Nicole Speaks
    Creative Director of Business Strategy and Marketing
  • David Jose Ramon Torres II
    Writer, Creator, and Editor
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hollywood Theatre
    Portland
    United States
    January 19, 2025
    City Premiere
Director Biography - David Jose Ramon Torres II

Born in West Palm Beach, FL, David Torres is interested in the history of stories where the unseen forces of morality are at work. The PTSD factor embedded in culture has drawn David's work to the idea of the “hero” as an empathic ideal for people to aspire to. David Torres is also interested in the illusion and delusional discussions that surround the complexities of the racial, sexual, religious, aging; old and young identities in culture. As a way of investigating these identities David Torres created “Riakman”, an alter ego, designed under the influences of 1990’s anime, video games, and his father’s middle school drawings. By channeling “Riakman”, David find pathways through high art and popular culture. Through Riakman, David tells stories within his fictional planet “Runetech” about a way of being in the world. Exploring a narrative with an embedded nostalgia for the future is the illusion David Torres uses to contend with the disillusions that exist within culture.

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