
SJOR | Rise of the North
"What lies beyond… was never meant for us"
Synopsis
In a distant future, an ancient artifact falls into the hands of a young girl, making her the only thing standing between an ambitious emperor and divine power. SJOR is a fully CG-animated short film and the foundation of a much larger world.
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