| Enigma | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | The Shumway Brothers |
| Produced by | Jason Shumway |
| Written by | Matt Shumway Jason Shumway |
| Starring | Nadia Salamanca Iris Corliss Ventura Alvarez Cory Rouse |
| Music by | Jermain Stegall |
| Cinematography | George Feucht |
| Editing by | Justin Dornbush |
| Studio | Frontier Studios |
| Release date(s) | May 30, 2009 (Hollywood) |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Enigma is a 2009 science-fiction short film. It is written and directed by the Shumway Brothers .
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Floating dead in space, transport ship Genesis become an unsolvable mystery. All hands on board have been killed. What began as a simple transport mission for the crew of the Genesis, ends with not only their bloodshed, but the loss of an important military prisoner. The people of earth are in a time of crisis. They are waging war against a far superior opponent, an alien race called the Cnidarians. After a bloody assault on a military ship, the Vendetta, USSM special forces were able to capture their first Cnidarian prisoner, code named 71099. But commonly known throughout the fleet as Ediolon, the phantom. Realizing that a military transport would be too obvious of a target to their enemy, the USSM enlisted the freelance ship Genesis, commanded by Nathaniel J Rhys to secretly transport the prisoner to the high security prison located on Mars' moon Demos. The ship never arrived. General Rothman immediately launches an investigation team, and is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, for one of the dead was his niece, Kyleigh. He will not let her death be in vain. Even with all its efforts, what happened on this voyage is unclear to the investigation team. All are dead, but how, and why? Has earth lost its chance take an advantage in their losing war? Watch closely and see if you can discover the enigma of this doomed mission.
Enigma was a pet project of the Shumway Brothers for five years. It all started with an idea to collaborate on a film. With Jason being from the live action world and Matt from the animation world, this provided an opportunity to bring something unique to the independent world. Since they both have a love of sci-fi, this turned out to be the perfect genre for them to create their first film together. Jason and Matt spent six months developing the script and pre-producing the film. Principal photography went over the course of six days, with two rounds of weekend pickups. Post production comprised the majority of the process, taking a little over four years to complete. With the tremendous amount of complex visual effects and having to hold down busy full time jobs, the post production process was often a difficult task to juggle. Working long hours into the nights and sacrificing weekends provided the time to create the world of Enigma. Though it took a long time to finish, the Shumway Brothers could not be more excited to share their creation with the world. Ending with a standing ovation at the Hollywood Premiere, the Shumway Brothers are happy to see the long hours and several years of work be reflected with smiles and cheers.