Flatland is a two-dimensional universe occupied by living geometric figures - squares, triangles, circles, etc. A Square, Attorney At Law, finds himself in the middle of two upheavals: the rise of martial law by the circular leadership of Flatland, and the arrival of A Sphere, CEO Of Messiah, Incorporated, a creature from a hitherto-unknown third dimensional world.
Writing
Abbott's 1884 novella adapted with unhinged sincerity
Visual Effects
Janky CGI that somehow improves the existential dread
Sound
Voice acting so dramatic it loops back to brilliant
Director
Ladd Ehlinger Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edwin Abbott wrote the original novella as satire of Victorian class hierarchy and gender oppression—women are literally lines.
Director Ladd Ehlinger Jr. also voiced A Square and funded this passion project through a day job in IT; the 'CEO of Messiah, Incorporated' joke was apparently his own addition.
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