WOODNUTS | Sci-Fi Short Film (Cosmic Horror)

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:38:54 +0000

Description:
Desperate for credits, a punch-burn laborer joins a hazard crew harvesting psychoactive sap from the forests of Jatar. Seduced by whispers from the ancient trees, he’s lured into the deep woods and consumed by the forest’s memories, witnessing the terraforming of the planet at the hands of ancient humans, the rise of a paradise on a once barren world, and humanity’s ultimate destruction by the very ecosystem they engineered.

Context:
Set within the broader Thirteen Cycles of Humanity Series, the story of Woodnuts takes place between the Eleventh Cycle and Twelfth Cycles of Humanity.

Credits:

Directed by
Zack London

Written by
Zack London & Jacob Batchelor

Produced by
Gossip Goblin, Inc.

Voiced by
Joseph Nesbitt-Larking

Visual Lead
Manu Mac Donnell

Animation Lead
Sergio Lopes

Video Editing
Răzvan Ilinca

Sound Design
Răzvan Ilinca & Ștefan Azaharioaie

Sound Mixing
Răzvan Ilinca

Color Grading
Mihai “Mushu” Popa