An animate/live action feature film about love and longing, doctors and patients, astronauts and cosmonauts .
An animate/live action feature film about love and longing, doctors and patients, astronauts and cosmonauts .
The Orbit of Minor Satellites is an independent feature animation about a Psychiatrist, and his long time patient, the narrative unfolds during the period of healing, where the patient is ready to leave the care of her doctor, and both are negotiating this triumph, and this loss. The film is a conversation betweentwo parallel narratives
The Orbit of Minor Satellites is an independent feature animation about a Psychiatrist, and his long time patient, the narrative unfolds during the period of healing, where the patient is ready to leave the care of her doctor, and both are negotiating this triumph, and this loss. The film is a conversation betweentwo parallel narratives, The Psychiatrists office, and a Soviet American Space station, that is a hallucinatory world of The patient Rosemary's mind.
The Orbit of Minor Satellites is the second independently produced feature animation by Chris Sullivan,
Producer and director of Consuming Spirits, This 2012 feature played world wide, with its theatrical premiere at New York’s Film Forum . "Critic's Pick. Entirely original. . .an inquiry into the darkest zones of the human heart. . .Weaves a complicated, intoxicating spell…a wonder." -
A.O. Scott, New York Times
The Film is written and Directed, and lead animated by Chris Sullivan
Acting in The film is
Derwood Richards - T.J. Jagodowski Rosemary Hamm -Silvia Abelson, Herschel Browning, -Jared Larson, , Laura Harrison -Caroline Richards, Frankie Kruvand- Paula Richards
Sergey Malrody-Chester Bruel
Mrs Hamm Natasha Malrody
Boris Karloff as the B
The Film is written and Directed, and lead animated by Chris Sullivan
Acting in The film is
Derwood Richards - T.J. Jagodowski Rosemary Hamm -Silvia Abelson, Herschel Browning, -Jared Larson, , Laura Harrison -Caroline Richards, Frankie Kruvand- Paula Richards
Sergey Malrody-Chester Bruel
Mrs Hamm Natasha Malrody
Boris Karloff as the Buffalo
Cinematography -Leah Corbin
Animation, Chris Sullivan ,-Olivia Rogers-Sara PAyne- Pablo Lorenzana-Guilermo Ridriguez-Lilli Carré -Qiyun Kang-Maleney Lopez-Jenny Chen-
Cory Feder-Lisa Peterson
Models, backgrounds
Sharrzad Mohammedain
Chris Sullivan
David Mitchell
Andra Helton
Music by-by Joshua Dumas
with Frankie Kruvand, -Sarah Noël Mcconnell- Natasha Malrody
In 2015 I began full time work on my second feature animation, The Orbit of Minor Satellites . I am getting close now 9 years later, But the film still has some work to be done on it. Over the past two years I have been trying to get everything done by myself with, with spotty freelance help, but finishing the ani
In 2015 I began full time work on my second feature animation, The Orbit of Minor Satellites . I am getting close now 9 years later, But the film still has some work to be done on it. Over the past two years I have been trying to get everything done by myself with, with spotty freelance help, but finishing the animation, sound and the editing by myself is not realistic if I want the film to be born soon. I am extremely grateful to those who have donated to the film since Our initial Kickstarter in 2017 but there is still work to be done. So I am launching this Go Fund Me finishing funds champaign to get The Orbit of Minor Satellites into theaters. This money will cover bringing back three members of my team, Animators Sara Payne, Pablo Lorenzana, and new addition Zechin Li. Part if this finishing drive is going to be adding on another editor as well, Polish animation editor extraordinaire Aleksandra Rossett, who is the editor of many Polish live action and animated shorts, and impressed me with her work on Julia Orlik’s animated masterpiece I’m Here. My goal is to have the film ready for the Spring/Summer 2025 festival cycle, which means sending it out January 2025. Spring Festivals include Annecy, Cannes, Jeonju , Zagreb, Animator, Edinburgh and more.
This film has become an amazing journey in its’ development over the years with plot twists and character evolutions I could not have seen in 2015. The world has changed as well, and the Cold war content that had a danger of being nostalgic in 2015 is now very real and foreboding in 2024. The film has become a dark and hopeful investigation on its’ characters search for belonging, And forgiveness in their lives. A message that I hope spreads to those who watch the film.
Sincerely Chris Sullivan.
Excited to be part of an orbit preview short that will be coming out next year with other amazing animators currated by New Deer ,http://newdeer.net/en/about
release date for The Orbit of Minor Satellites,January 2025
Trailer for The Orbit of Minor Satellites
Proceeds will go towards another full time animator, and sound design. every bit helps. $25+ PENCIL CELL, CREDIT $100.
Thank You! Randi Goldberg , Sergey Mavrody, Vanja Andrijevic, Rob Hamilton, Bert Vercruysse, Lynne Sachs, Corrinne Faiella--Peg Olin-Andrew Howard-Emily Tuttleberry-Kelly Kiirschner -Ben Brewer-Judy Anderson-Laura Saff- Olga Suvaizdyte -Lynne Sache-Sarah Legow, Ugushi Ogonor-Bill Plympton -Anonymous-Deanna Morse -James Middleton- Joshua Harrell,-David Cullen- David Tennenbaum-Jules Tesch-Mindy Franze- William Seine-Elsa Lanchester- Renee McCarthy- Jilli Rose- Cate Vermeland- Lily Rosen- Mary Hawthorn- Sam Forman- Dick Blau-Susanna Coffey- Laura Saaf-Laura Harrison. and Anonymous.
Our animator payrol is about $500 a week,
We hope to raise $30,000 over the next 4 months.
$12,000 - of -$30,000 so far .
Just started this campaign to get this film to the screen in !
https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-orbit-of-minor-satellites-finishing-funds.
The giant buffalo hunts for space worms beneath the snow . chris sullivan and Guillermo Rodriduez
Here is a quick walk around our studio, from my kickstarter campain. please consider donating now on this website to keep things cooking.
Rosemary Hamm goes up for her session
Here is the Link to My first Feature Consuming Spirits, 2012, with rental link. Enjoy.
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If you ahve any questions about the film, or would like to help make it happen please contact me at chrissullivanx@gmail.com
Chicago, Illinois 60640, United States
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