THE FOREST KING - Trailer (Red Iron Road Series)

THE FOREST KING is a dark cautionary tale about a father’s struggle to save his son from the consciousness harvesting power of the metaverse. Who will rise, and who will be subsumed by the cultural algorithm? Player One or NPC – a choice. THE FOREST KING is a short film, as part of the six episode RED IRON ROAD series, based on Eastern European folk tales. Release date and platform to be announced. Written and Directed by Lubomir Arsov Red Iron Road Created by Aljosha Klimov & Iouri Stepanov Executive Producers: Iouri Stepanov, Bill Marks, Jose Menendes, George Cholakis, Artem Vassiliev, and Karina Kabanova Producers: Courtney Wolfson, Aljosha Klimov, Matthew Lyon, and Aron Dunn Starring: Carlo Rota, Jaden Cannatelli, Tom Rooney Based on the poem “The Forest Tsar” by Vasily Zhukovsky, via “Erlkonig” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. YouTube: @LakesideAnimation Instagram: @lubomi