Get ready to blast off in this one time only livestream of "The BackSpace Trilogy" going live May 24th at 10am PST / 1pm EST. Filmmakers Nick Trivundza & Lexie Trivundza will be in the chat discussing the films and answering any questions, so it's an event not to be missed.

"The BackSpace Trilogy" Features:

"BackSpace" Hunting for blackholes is a dangerous business. Adventurers, Explorers and anyone trying to find their fortune, will kill, and face danger in BackSpace to find one.

"BackSpace Returns" Hunting for Black Holes is a dangerous business and it's only getting deadlier.

"BackSpace Forever" In this thrilling conclusion to the BackSpace Trilogy, we find Hunter and Rival must team up to survive the outer reaches of BackSpace. After breaking their contracts with the BackSpace Corporation, they’ll be sent on a suicide mission as their only way to survive.

BackSpace Forever is the third short film in the original BackSpace Trilogy. Following the award winning short film, BackSpace, that received 100K plays in just 24 hours and went on to screen at film festivals around the world. BackSpace Returns, the second short film was viewed in over 100 countries in its first 24 hours of release.

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Tales from Black Manor, The Final Series

Leading up to the feature film release of Tales From Black Manor will be the third and Final Series! The Series will return this summer kicking off with one brand new episode a month.

Tales from Black Manor began as an experiment. The first part of the experiment came during the pandemic when all production ceased. We wondered, was it possible to tell a story with stock? We were also interested in telling stories and building a mythology around a single idea. That idea became Black Manor.

Series 3 will consist of 6 brand new tales of darkness as the series comes to a close. 

Episodes:

Heart of War
Dark Days
Miss Nobody
The Accidental Death
The Keepers
The End of All Things

You can watch Series 1 and Series 2 of Tales from Black Manor right now:

Brand new article on BackSpace Forever and the BackSpace Trilogy on The Good, The Bad, and the Verdict:

BackSpace Trilogy Concludes with the Premiere of "BackSpace Forever" on DUST

Following the exciting journey of Hunter and Mono through the depths of BackSpace, the highly anticipated conclusion to the sci-fi trilogy premiered at May the 4th Film Festival earning a Special Achievement Award with a worldwide release on May 6th on DUST. This final installment BackSpace Forever, promises to be a thrilling crescendo to the acclaimed trilogy that has captivated audiences worldwide.

Read the full article right here:

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BackSpace Forever, the final film in the BackSpace trilogy has gone live! You can watch it right here on the site or over on Dust. 

BACKSPACE FOREVER, ABOUT

In this thrilling conclusion to the BackSpace Trilogy, we find Hunter and Rival must team up to survive the outer reaches of BackSpace. After breaking their contracts with the BackSpace Corporation, they’ll be sent on a suicide mission as their only way to survive. 

BackSpace Forever is the third short film in the original BackSpace Trilogy. Following the award winning short film that received 100K plays in just 24 hours, went on to screen at film festivals around the world and receive distribution from Gunpowder and Sky’s sci-fi brand Dust.

BackSpace Returns, the second short film was viewed in over 100 countries in it’s first 24 hours of release.

Credits

Directed By: Nick + Lexie
Written By: Nick + Lexie Trivundza
Produced By: Nick + Lexie Trivundza

An Adventure Company Film

Hunter: Paul Haapaniemi
Mono: James Brinkley
Jet: Holly Standbrook
Rival: Benedict Mazurek
B-Team: Chris Harris-Beechey 

Music By Paul Cassidy and Tilman Sillescu

Copyright © Adventure Company MMXXIV

This week the BackSpace Trilogy premiered in Ireland and we’re thrilled to announce that the trilogy took home the Special Achievement Award! All 3 films were screened at the festival, along with a pre-screening of BackSpace and BackSpace Returns ahead of the Trilogy screening. 

We’re thrilled to have been part of an amazing festival and are already looking forward to next years! BackSpace Forever will release May 6th with distribution from Gunpowder & Sky and their sci-fi label Dust as well as right here on the site.

For more information, make sure to check out the official site here:

Just ahead of the premiere of The BackSpace Trilogy in Ireland on May 4th, the series has been nominated for a Special Achievement Award. 

The BackSpace Trilogy was created in Unreal Engine 5.0 and we couldn’t be happier with the results. What started out as an experiment in learning the software has developed into, first a really fun film followed by an even funner sequel! Now with the third and final film in the Trilogy, we can’t wait to share the fun with everyone on May 4th and then online May 6th! 

The BackSpace Trilogy will be making its big screen premiere at this year’s May the 4th Film Festival! All three films: BackSpace, BackSpace Returns, and BackSpace Forever will be playing at this year’s event in Ireland! 

The May the 4th Sci-Fi Film Festival isn't just an event; it's an experience that transports attendees to fantastical worlds while celebrating the art of filmmaking. Against the majestic backdrop of Skellig Coast, where the force is not just a cinematic concept but a tangible, awe-inspiring presence, the festival stands as a testament to the power of imagination and the boundless possibilities of the sci-fi genre.

The festival looks amazing! 

Make sure to check out the official festival site here:

The final film in the BackSpace Trilogy, BackSpace Forever, will be released by Dust and Gunpowder & Sky on May 6th! This will be our third release with the fine folks at Dust after they previously released the first two films, BackSpace and BackSpace Returns. 

Dust has a few million of the best sci-fi fans in the world and we’re so excited to share this latest BackSpace film with them and the world. 

We cannot wait to show off what we’ve been working on for this latest adventure with Hunter, Mono, Jet, Rival and B-Team. 

In the meantime, you can check out Posters, Stills, Trailers and more right here at the official site:

After wrapping up Series 1 and Series 2 of Tales from Black Manor, we’re excited to announce that the next release will be the Anthology Feature Film!

The feature film will include several brand new tales and a few of our favorites from Series 1 and 2. The Feature Film will take us to the very beginning as well as the very end of Black Manor. We’ll head back to Black Manor’s medieval beginnings in the Tanglewood and all the way to its apocalyptic ending.

Post-Production began earlier this year and we can’t wait to reveal what’s to come! 

The Animation Expo is this weekend in Salt Lake City and we’re so excited to announce that we have 4 Films screening at the Animation Theater! That’s right, 4 Films! BackSpace, The Umbrella Factory, Jack the Ripper, and Around the World in 80 Days will all be screening at the Animation Expo!

The Animation Expo takes place Friday - Sunday (March 22 - 24) with speakers from Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Sony, Laika, Universal, and so many more! They also have the geniuses behind Across the Spiderverse, Corpse Bride, Avatar, Hogwarts Legacy, The Iron Giant, Pan’s Labyrinth, and so many more!

Here’s the schedule.

Animation Theater: Friday, March 22

Jack the Ripper and Around the World in 80 Days

Animation Theater: Saturday, March 23

BackSpace and The Umbrella Factory

For more information and tickets make sure to check out the official site:

Check out the Trailer for the upcoming BackSpace Forever! This is the final film in our BackSpace Trilogy and we’re so excited to reveal just a glimpse of what’s to come!

For Posters, Stills, a First Look and more, make sure to check out the Official Site below:

As we begin to wrap up BackSpace Forever, the final film in the BackSpace Trilogy, we wanted to show off a second batch of stills. 

The third film in a trilogy is always the biggest one yet and BackSpace Forever is no exception. It’s almost three times the length of the first film and the amount of locations, characters, and props are bigger than the first two films combined. 

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The final film in the BackSpace Trilogy is wrapping up and we’re thrilled to announce the cast! We’ve worked with each of these super talented actors on multiple projects, from feature films to shorts, and of course the previous installments of BackSpace.

Returning as Hunter is Paul Haapaniemi for our sixth collaboration! We worked with Paul on the previous two BackSpace films as well as on the feature films The West and The Ruthless, and Danger! Danger! as well as an episode of Tales from Black Manor.

It’s also great to have James Brinkley returning as Mono. This marks our thirteenth collaboration with James! He previously played Mono in both BackSpace and BackSpace Returns. We’ve also worked with him on seven episodes of Tales from Black Manor and several of our award winning short films including The Umbrella Factory, Jack the Ripper, and Around the World in 80 Days. 

Holly Standbrook returns to voice Jet, the head of Command. This is our fifth project working with Holly as she voiced Jet in the first two installments of the BackSpace Trilogy. We also worked with her on two episodes of Tales from Black Manor! 

Playing Rival in BackSpace Returns and again in BackSpace Forever is Benedict Mazurek. This marks our fifth collaboration with Benedict! Along with the previous installment of BackSpace, Benedict was in our feature films The West and the Ruthless and Danger! Danger! as well as our television pilot.

And finally, Chris Harris-Beechey will return to voice the fan favorite “B-Team!” We’ve heard he was a favorite from BackSpace Returns and we’re really excited to have him back as the super polite robot. 

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BackSpace Forever is wrapping up and we have the first look ready to go!

Since this is the end of the trilogy - we want to make every shot look its absolute best! As with the previous two films we’re using Epic’s amazing Unreal Engine and can’t believe how great it is to work with. 

Check out the first look below!

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Super excited to share that BackSpace will be heading to the International Space Film Festival! 

This is the fifth year for the International Space Film Festival and takes place April 12-16. The festival features documentaries, shorts, animation, and feature films as well as Full Dome films being projected at the planetarium. How cool is that?

BackSpace has now screened around the world at multiple film festivals and racked up some awesome awards. The series, BackSpace and BackSpace Returns, will be joined by the final film in the trilogy later this year - BackSpace Forever.

Make sure to check out the official festival site here:

The final episode of Tales From Black Manor, Series 2 is out now!

Official Synopsis:

Guided by one of the books of Death, Suzie Black's family trades a stranger's life for her immortality. As she discovers the rules of her eternal existence, the world transforms around her while she remains the same.

All Episodes of Series 1 and Series 2 are out now! You can even watch them here on the site!

Check out the First Look for Tales From Black Manor, Episode 9: “Mommy’s Little Star.”

Horror Films of the 70s

If some of the earlier episodes lean into modern day Dark Fantasy films, Mommy’s Little Star leans more towards the horror films of the 70s. Part of that is the story. The family becoming more and more cult like - whether or not they’re still following the Book of Death, or beginning to embellish their rituals was really fun to play with. The footage we found and then the coloring, lean towards those films of the 70s, while still remaining rooted in the look and feel of Black Manor.

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We grew up with trilogies. 

There was the Star Wars Trilogy, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, and the Back to the Future Trilogy that really meant a lot to us. We were trained to think in threes. What followed were even more trilogies such as Alien, Jurassic Park, the Matrix, and the Lord of the Rings. Many of these have even more sequels now - but early on there were always three.

This seemed like an escapable rule for films. It didn’t matter if it was action, sci-fi, or fantasy. It seemed like the rule even applied to heist movies (Oceans 11, 12, 13) and even the Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good the Bad and the Ugly). The list goes on and we loved it.

When we began work on the first sequel, BackSpace Returns, we began to envision a possible trilogy of adventures for Hunter and Mono exploring the far ends of the universe and the distant reaches of BackSpace.

There’s something that seemed to strike a nerve about these two characters and we couldn’t wait to find out what happened to them next, whether that was meeting Rival and B-Team or taking on Jet and Command.

With a third film, we began to think about a conclusion. If BackSpace is the first act, and BackSpace Returns is the second act, then this is the one that needs to function as the final act. It needed to tie up the story that makes the trilogy feel cohesive while still being its own film.

Watch Episode 7 of Tales From Black Manor now! The latest episode, “Welcome to the 80s” is one of our favorites!

Official Synopsis:

Rumor has it that Little Ivy Black still stalks the halls of Black Manor. When curiosity turns into a dare, two friends venture into the eerie manor, unaware of the nightmarish horrors they'll encounter.

Step into the Opening Titles of 'ICONS,' a captivating series that unravels the tales of exceptional women who defied societal norms, shattered barriers, and played pivotal roles in shaping history. From groundbreaking scientists to fearless leaders, visionary artists, and trailblazers in various fields.

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