Barren
2022 · UK
Directed by Sébastien Iglesias
Tones: contemplative, dark
A CG animated short commissioned for the 'Fates' universe — desolate world-building in the space between cinematic short and franchise lore.
Picked by Zoe
The scouts
Four-minute CG worldbuilding short "commissioned by Those Beyond for their world of Fates." That's franchise IP wearing a short-film costume. Hard pass.
A four-minute commissioned CG worldbuilding piece for someone else's 'Fates' universe — craft may be present but the form is franchise-adjacent rather than cinema. Technically accomplished but curatorially insubstantial.
Commercial commission by Those Beyond for their "Fates" IP — 4:11 of CG worldbuilding for a franchise, not a standalone short film. The craft is real (Feed Me Light, full credit block) but the framework is brand-asset rather than authored cinema.