The Monster at Lake Gemini | Stop Motion & Live Action Short FIlm

When tasked with dropping his granddaughter off at college, the aging star of a 50s monster movie decides to crash the trip and confront his past. What begins as a simple journey transforms into a surreal nightmare, blending live-action with stop-motion animation as he navigates memories and monsters alike.

Written and Directed by... CHRISTOPHER KOSAKOWSKI

CAST
Kenneth Curtis... DAVID DOTTERER
Faye Curtis... MELISSA JOYCE
Young Kenneth... LIAM DONNELLY
Narrator (Voice)... TRENT POE
The Monster (Voice)... DAVID DOTTERER

CREW
Producers... CHRISTOPHER KOSAKOWSKI and ETHAN DOAN
DIrector of Photography... MEAGAN WACHTEL
Assistant Camera… BRANDON PARADISE
Assistant Director… ETHAN DOAN
Script Supervisor… MOHANAD ALFAYOUMI
Boom Operator… KATHERINE MEYER
Sound Mixer… AMIR WINDLEY
Production Designer… PATRICE YIP
Art Assistant… SERA SELIN
Colorist… ANGELA KWAK
Sound Designer… BRIAR CHUNG
Music by… JOSHUA CONWAY
Editor, Animator, VFX Artist… CHRISTOPHER KOSAKOWSKI
Animation Previs... DANIEL NOZICK

Special thanks to…
THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
CHRIS MESSINEO
MAYA SHIMRON
SOPHIA DI GIOVANNI
CAITYLN MCCONNELL
RONALD SIT
ALEX MUZILA