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Ascendants

A man in a forest jumps screaming at another man in black holding a gun

Synopsis

After escaping a detention centre for people with superhuman abilities, Reign and Donte two ex-detainees, are forced to survive when they are pursued by government enforcers looking to take them back into custody. With life as they know it hanging in the balance and no other alternatives, they must fight for freedom or lose everything to a much darker world agenda.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 40 sec
Director
Leroy Kincaide
Producer
Chloe Chudasama
Screenwriter
Leroy Kincaide
Director of Photography
Leroy Kincaide

Genre

Action Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Nocturnal Pictures

Chloe Chudasama

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