20253 minHDExperimentalNR
Called by voices on the wind, Iris awakens to an elemental power rooted in breath.
The second chapter of Jeff Zavala's Crystal Sovereigns series follows Iris, who starts hearing whispers in the wind that seem meant only for her. A drifting dandelion seed leads her to an old tree and a crystal sphere, and toward a calling she never expected. It is a short, music-led fable about learning to listen to the world around you.
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JZArtist
Jeff ZavalaProducer / Director
Jeff Zavala is the owner, operator and producer behind ZCreative Media in Austin, Texas. He created and directs Crystal Sovereigns, a short-film series about five elemental guardians, and wrote, shot, edited and scored its third chapter himself.
ZMStudio
ZCreative MediaProduction studio
ZCreative Media is an owner-run production studio in Austin, Texas, led by Jeff Zavala. Its work covers video, photography, event coverage, aerial filming and immersive projects such as the Coralverse world. It produces the Crystal Sovereigns film series, whose chapter Iris the Air Sovereign won Best AI Experimental Film at the 2025 AI Film 3 Festival.
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