
Release Year:
2025
Category:
short
Genre:
Short, Sci-Fi
As human expansion progressively eradicates wildlife and natural habitats, a radical decision is made: rather than preserving nature, they will recreate it in their own image. With a near-divine arrogance, they embark on an audacious project : the Mecha Zoo, an artificial ark where animals, torn from their environments, are transformed into cybernetic creatures, allegedly immortal and tireless, meant for human entertainment. In the heart of an untouched savanna, a family of gorillas thrives in harmony. Their sanctuary, a lush oasis, remains a refuge from the chaos of the human world. Among them, a mother lovingly watches over her two-albino offspring symbols of rare and precious nature. But their fragile peace is brutally shattered when a military-scientific expedition descends upon their land. Helicopters tear through the sky, boots trample the earth, syringes pierce flesh, and cages snap shut. In mere moments, their paradise becomes a battleground. Despite her fierce struggle, the mother is captured before the terrified eyes of her young, along with several other members of her tribe. Deported to the depths of the Mecha Zoo, her body is altered, fused with machinery. Metal implants replace flesh, circuits override instinct... yet something within her refuses to surrender. Despite the shackles of human progress, an inexplicable force lingers memories of earth beneath her feet, the scent of the savanna, the warmth of her kin. As humanity continues its relentless domination over the animal kingdom, it unknowingly seals its own fate. A catastrophic war erupts a total technological apocalypse that reduces human civilization to ashes. Their thirst for control leads to self-destruction, and within a few short years, mankind vanishes, leaving behind only ruins. Now alone in a world abandoned by its creators, the cybernetic gorilla awakens to a newfound consciousness. Half-animal, half-machine, she embodies the fusion of two opposing worlds. But one instinct remains intact an irrepressible call: to return home and find her young. Escaping the remains of the Mecha Zoo, she embarks on a journey back to her origins, where nature and wildlife tentatively reclaim their rights. But will she still be welcome in what remains of her lost paradise?