CURRENT PROJECTS
CAPTAIN ZERO
INTO THE ABYSS PART II (2025)
SYNOPSIS:
While in therapy, Xerxes Hughes "recounts" his escapades as a superhero and details his first encounter with his depression demon--a physical manifestation of all his deep-seated insecurities.
STARRING:
Keith David, Angelica Ross, Zolee Griggs, Z Cher-Aime & Coty Galloway
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Z Cher-Aime
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
Gala Film, FNS Media, Studio Mahō & Creative Cypher
RELEASE DATE:
June 7, 2025 (World Premiere at Tribeca Festival)
AUDIENCE:
Teenage/Adult
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
15 minutes (Short Film)
CAPTAIN ZERO
THE MOVIE (2027)
SYNOPSIS:
Framed through his therapy session, Haitian-American teenager Xerxes Hughes struggles to balance life as a student, son, friend, and superhero—-all while trying to stop a homicidal cyber stalker named W.Z.R.D and silence the living embodiment of his depression.
STARRING:
Keith David, Gary LeRoi Gray, Angelica Ross, Zolee Griggs, Z Cher-Aime, Nandi Nfr Ka & Blue Telusma
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Z Cher-Aime & Andre Engco
RELEASE DATE:
Summer 2027
AUDIENCE:
Teenage/Adult
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
92 minutes (Feature Film)
FUTURE PROJECTS
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CAPTAIN ZERO
THE ANIMATED SERIES (2028)
SYNOPSIS:
Our story continues as we follow the daily escapades of Captain Zero as he navigates his new found fame. But when a tech billionaire moves into is city and uses the civil unrest to justify creating a high-tech prison with a secret goal of experimenting on the inmates, our hero finds himself stuck between two wars—one in his city, and the other in his own mind!
STARRING:
Keith David, Angelica Ross, Zolee Griggs, Z Cher-Aime, Trace Lysette, Blue Telusma & Nandi Nfr Ka
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Z Cher-Aime & Andre Engco
RELEASE DATE:
Summer 2028
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
30 minute Episodes (TV Series)
AUDIENCE:
Teenage/Adult
POTENTIAL SEASONS:
5 Seasons
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SPACE FRIENDS
(2029)
SYNOPSIS:
Former Star Fleet Commander now turned adventurer Gillian Wurrkid sets sail through the cosmos with a washed up rock star, a princess, humanoid robot, and pig/dog to try and find her missing father. Hijinks ensue.
STARRING:
TBA
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Andre Engco & Z Cher-Aime
RELEASE DATE:
2029
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
30 minute Episodes (TV Series)
AUDIENCE:
Tween/Young Adult
POTENTIAL SEASONS:
6 Seasons
THE NECROMANCER
& THE REALM OF THE UNREAL (2029)
SYNOPSIS:
12 year-old Roseline Pierre suddenly discovers she’s a necromancer with fanatical abilities. But after a summoning spell goes wrong and fraternal twin brother is captured by the Lwa Erzulie Dantor, Roseline must seek out the help of her estranged Voodoo priest Uncle in order to learn all she can about her newfound abilities and get her brother back.
STARRING:
TBA
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Z Cher-Aime, Andre Engco & [TBA]
RELEASE DATE:
2029
AUDIENCE:
Children
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
92 minutes (Feature Film)
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BOUNTY HUNTER STRIPPERS IN SPACE
(TBA)
SYNOPSIS:
Five bounty hunters go incognito as strippers at the “Pyramid”, the best strip club in the galaxy. But beneath its glossy exterior lies an underbelly of power-hungry criminals and kingpins who all want control of planet Nubia and all its inhabitants. It’s up to Daija and her crew to put these men in their place.
STARRING:
Angel Smigelski
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Queen L. Hibbler, Z Cher-Aime & Andre Engco
RELEASE DATE:
TBA
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
30 minute Episodes (TV Series)
AUDIENCE:
Adult/Mature
POTENTIAL SEASONS:
3 Seasons
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NYX: THE DREAM WARRIOR
(TBA)
SYNOPSIS:
Ezekiel, a narcoleptic college student finds themselves caught between this world and the dream world when a band of shadow demons threaten to plunge our world into darkness. They’ll have to accept their newfound fate and learn the ways of the dream warrior in order to stand up against this ancient evil.
STARRING:
TBA
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY:
Z Cher-Aime & Andre Engco
RELEASE DATE:
TBA
RUNTIME/FORMAT:
30 minute Episodes (TV Series)
AUDIENCE:
Teenage/Young Adult
POTENTIAL SEASONS:
4 Seasons