Jason Rudd

The Forbidden Zone is a stop-motion short film about Dumont, a botanist, who has quarantined in an abandoned train station. The world has become saturated by a toxic fog that destroys all life forms and replaces oxygen with poison. He spends his days fighting to survive, as his resources quickly dwindle. On a night when all seems lost, a nymph crashes outside Dumont’s bunker. In a sudden act of bravery, he dons his final tank of oxygen and leaves the safety of the station. Gathering the wounded Nymph in his arms, Dumont risks his life to return the glowing creature to the peak of the red mountain. In his quest to save his new charge, Dumont risks his life and, in doing so, discovers hope beyond the fog.

Dan Kashwood, the Hall Monitor of Rocky Mountain High School, maintains law and order with excessive force and a .44 Magnum. But now a mysterious student is killing the football team - one player at a time. Now it's up to Dan to apprehend the murderer before the team ends up playing their next big game at the morgue.

A coming-of-age tale of three friends and the high school road trip that will forever influence their lives.