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The Planet Seller

A weird robot-alien named Tl-Casta077 spends his days working in his store, where he sells planets of various sizes, shapes and colors encased in small spheres, but he discovers that one of the planets, called "Earth", is infected with the disgusting viral humans; now his mission is to wipe out the human race and save his shop from that plague.

  • Manuel Merlo
    Director
  • Manuel Merlo
    Writer
  • Manuel Merlo
    Key Cast
    "Planet Seller, Green Alien, humans and The Narrator."
  • Manuel Merlo
    Animator
  • Agustin Roman Fernandez Herrera
    Animator
  • Maria De los Angeles Quiroga
    Animator
  • Manuel Merlo
    Animatic/Storyboard artist
  • Agustin Roman Fernandez Herrera
    Animatic/Storyboard artist
  • Bruno Miranda Fonfria
    Animatic/Storyboard artist
  • Candela Maria Brigante
    Animatic/Storyboard artist
  • Maria "Mary Pastel" Helena Barros
    Original Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El Vendedor de Planetas
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Sci-fi, Sci-fi comedy, slapstick comedy, Animation, Cartoon
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 2, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Da Vinci Escuela Multimedial
Director Biography - Manuel Merlo

Manuel Merlo, also known as "Lenguado", was born on 21 March 2003. He resided in La Plata, Argentina until the age of 11, after which he relocated to Chascomus until the age of 18. He subsequently took up residence in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where he pursued studies in the field of direction for animated productions at the "Escuela Multimedial Da Vinci"

From an early age, he has demonstrated a keen interest in art, painting, filmmaking, and especially animation. At the age of 10, he commenced his studies at the Espacio A Art School in La Plata. Additionally, he attended the Bellas Artes High School as an extracurricular student, and has pursued various other artistic endeavours throughout his life. He also has been involved in various projects, such as video games, animated web series and animated short films.

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Director Statement

A great planet needs great animals! But we only have humans, so we have to deal with it.
This short film tries to see humans as a plague, as the "classic pest" that is destroying the planet we live on... This is a common view of humans from a nihilistic perspective, but we also try to avoid this terrible and depressing thought struggle; we want to prove that we can do better. It is at least remarkable that so many things could have wiped us out but didn't. Pandemics, earthquakes, climate change, and so on, but we still stand. People are strong and powerful. We can be smart, do great things, help others, respect our planet, and give love... Or at least we can entertain customers in the planet shop.

Dedicated to human beings.