Nevatars

Synopsis

Aya, an aspiring artist obsessed with perfection, hides the quirky, deeply personal creations that reflect her true artistic voice inside a forgotten folder called “Nevatars.” But when her newest “perfect” character is accidentally dropped into that hidden world of discarded digital no-hopers, an unlikely escape mission forces Aya to confront the parts of herself she almost abandoned forever.

Statement

Nearly every artist’s hard drive is a graveyard. Forgotten folders filled with abandoned sketches, intricate worlds, and characters that never saw the light of day. NEVATARS began with a question: what happens to them? To all the characters that never get shared? For every icon seared into the public consciousness, countless creations languish in digital limbo. NEVATARS is a story told in mixed reality, where forgotten creatures can ask to be remembered. We made this film at a moment when creating images has never been easier. Yet the works that move us aren’t defined by technical perfection but by the unmistakable presence of the people who made them. The rough edges. The unexpected choices. The fingerprints no one else could leave behind. This film carries hundreds of them—left by artists, animators, engineers, and performers, who brought timeless craft to a medium that returns stories to the room. NEVATARS is a celebration of those fingerprints, a love letter to anyone who’s ever hidden away a piece of themselves because it felt too strange, too unfinished, or simply not enough. The most meaningful things we create are rarely perfect. They’re the ones that could only have come from us.

Credits

Director

Andy Serkis, Josh Nelson Youssef

Production

Imaginarium Productions (Phil Robertson, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish, Catherine Slater), Boona (Mattew O’Rourke, Josh Nelson Youssef, Chaz Olivier), Google - 100 Zeros (Jonathan Zepp Shahram Izadi Neil Parris JP Guiseppi Karen Gaskill), 3Dar (Marco Lococo, German Heller)

Running Time

31'

Language

English

Country

USA

Main Cast

Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley, Leah Bateman, Steven Zahn, Kathleen Turner, Kelly Marie Tran, Aisling Bea, Andy Serkis, Daniel Floren

Screenplay

Daniel Floren, Josh Nelson Youssef

Editor

Matt Yen, Serge Martinenko, Julian Garro, Daniela Novak, Andres Chouhy, Nicolas Cortez, Peter Scheibner

Music

Hannah Parrott, Wayne Ingram, Forest Christenson

Sound

Dražen Bošnjak, Jean Baptiste Saint Pol, Dražen Bošnja, Matthew Orlando, Jacqueline Bošnjak, Brian Wilkowski, Dylan Marcus, Matthew Bosch, Matthew Clemens

Main creators

Andy Serkis, Josh Nelson Youssef

Art directors

Camila Marturano, Alejandro Turano, Mercedes Rabovich, Erica Villar

Lead developer

Martin Berisso

Developers

Thomas Gho, Andres Bocchiglieri, lautaro Coria, Pablo Gioia, Lucas Mallo

Lead designers

Daniela Mittolo, Francisca Mejia

Technical team

Trevor Martin, Luke Hopkins, Honza Veněk, Chris DeWan, Jewel Lin, Yinda Zhang, Ziqian Bai, Paulo Moreira, Matteo Macchin, Iker J. de los Mozos, Zeng Huangi