Spiritus

A century from now Earth prepares for travel to the faraway exoplanet Spiritus through the SpaceZ program. After a violent tragedy, Eleora's family commits her to an asylum. Though just a janitor, Eleora aspires to go to space one day. When she is released she starts working at Spiritus where she finds her long lost best friend Violet. But Violet is engaged to Hunter, a snarky philanderer. Eleora will do anything to protect her friend and escape to space. Even murder. Spiritus is riveting animated space adventure by award-winning composer and filmmaker Sabrina Peña Young. Created over a period of three years using a combination of machinima animation and original watercolor paintings created by the Young and her daughter, Spiritus takes place in a surreal beautiful world of monsters and tragedy.