Hatchling Studios Premieres 'The Toll' at Comic-Con Film Festival and Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle Online Starring Billy West

Hatchling Studios Premieres 'The Toll' at Comic-Con Film Festival and Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle Online Starring Billy West

SAN DIEGO, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- After a year in production, Portsmouth New Hampshire's Hatchling Studio's short film "The Toll" is set to premiere July 20th at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in San Diego, California.

Written and directed by Zack Pike, "The Toll" is a computer animated mockumentary featuring a troll that lives under a bridge. As the camera rolls, the troll's comments on work, life, and love range from somewhat inappropriate to outrageously delusional, slowly revealing the hilariously tragic figure of a monster in denial. "The Toll" will premiere on July 20th in Room 26 AB at 5:50 pm at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with the filmmakers. Additionally, during the Festival Hatchling executives and animators will be on hand at Booth 1332.

"We created 'The Toll' to show our studio's storytelling and animation capabilities in the CGI arena. We have received great reviews from the viral clips we have released and are looking at doing more with this storyline," said Hatchling Studios CEO/Producer Marc Dole.

"Just about everybody knows enough fairy tales to know what a troll is," said Pike. "'The Toll' explores one troll a bit further, looking at his job, his women problems, his everyday struggles. How often do we hear from a mythical monster about how his day is going?"

Visit www.TheTollMovie.com for a sneak peak and festival screenings.

Additionally, Hatchling Studios' new 2D animation department will premiere their series "Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle" online later this month. Featuring the voice of Billy West ("Ren & Stimpy," "Futurama"), "Endurance Challenge" parodies reality-based television. A team of fantastic monsters is pitted against a team of wizards, warriors, and one unwitting nerd who doesn't quite understand the nature of his situation. The two teams compete in dangerous elimination challenges each episode for a huge cash prize. The series is the collaborative creation of Hatchling CEO/Producer Marc Dole, Writer/Director Zack Pike, and Director Matt Ducharme.

"Working on 'Endurance Challenge' with such a great crew has made the whole experience a lot of fun," said Ducharme. "At times, it feels like the project is doing itself."

Visit www.HatchlingShorts.com to view the first episode.

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visit www.Hatchling.com for more information about Hatchling Studios.

For information contact:
Irene Dean
Jane Ayer Public Relations
(310) 581-1330 x102
irene@janeayerpr.com

Source: Hatchling Studios

CONTACT: Irene Dean of Jane Ayer Public Relations, +1-310-581-1330,
ext. 102, irene@janeayerpr.com, for Hatchling Studios

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