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The Keepers

Amidst a desolate interstellar terrain, space faring outlaws Porter and Kai are thrust into an adventure to safeguard an ally's enigmatic transmission from a relentless adversary.

  • Milton Muller
    Director
  • Milton Muller
    Writer
  • Lana Muller
    Writer
  • Graceon Muller
    Writer
  • Milla Muller
    Writer
  • Norm Coyne
    Producer
    Conquest short film
  • James Alton
    Producer
  • Milton Muller
    Producer
  • Michael Hogan
    Key Cast
    Battlestar Galactica, Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Evan-Riley Brown
    Key Cast
  • Findlay Hampton
    Key Cast
  • Graceon Muller
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 14, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    8,500 CAD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa Mini LF
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.4:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Milton Muller

Milton Muller is a filmmaker and Visual Effects Artist based in the Okanagan in British Columbia. After over two decades working in the visual effects industry, he makes his directorial debut with The Keepers, a personal short film developed and produced with his wife and two children and many others who poured their love for film and community into this!

Milton’s lifelong love of science fiction began before he could even walk—his parents took him to see Star Wars at just three months old, a detail he later discovered in a baby book. That early spark grew into a career spent crafting visual worlds behind the scenes, and now fuels his transition into directing, where storytelling and imagery meet with intention.

With The Keepers, Milton brings his VFX expertise into a more intimate, emotional context, exploring themes of memory, connection, and legacy. His work aims to combine the visual wonder of genre filmmaking with grounded, human stories rooted in family and place.

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Director Statement

What started out a year and a half ago as a fun idea with my family, to shoot a short film in the garage, very quickly evolved into a full indie production at Kelowna Film Studios in Kelowna, BC, with a small, passionate crew on an epic 2 day shoot.

I'm also excited to be a part of the return of Canadian acting legend Michael Hogan of Battlestar Galactica fame! After sustaining a major brain injury and stroke he's worked hard to recover and we were able come alongside and do that with him using innovation from my career as a visual effects artist. This short film is Hogan's first on screen appearance since the accident and we are proud to have empowered him in that particular way.

If you can't create something you love with those you love, and who love you, then why create it at all?