
The Maker(2011)
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.


“How can nothing be something?”
In a world that judges people by their number, Zero faces constant prejudice and persecution. He walks a lonely path until a chance encounter changes his life forever: he meets a female zero. Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.
Nicholas McKay
Narrator (voice)
Zero is a animation, drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of stop motion, short film. Directed by Christopher Kezelos, it stars Nicholas McKay. In a world that judges people by their number, Zero faces constant prejudice and persecution. He walks a lonely path until a chance encounter changes his life forever: he meets a female zero. Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.
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