KARA is the extremely impressive, unofficial fan film set in the Star Wars universe.

The film opens on the titular Kara (Andra Nechita) and her father Markus (Peter Arpesella) marching across a vast desert.

While they are making their trek, they witness a spectacular dogfight in the sky above them between Imperial TIE fighters and a squad of rebel X-Wing fighters.

Athena (Daniela Flynn), one of the rebel squad leaders, ejects after her X-Wing is heavily damaged in the battle.

She lands near Kara and Markus' location. After determining they are not Imperial agents, she decides to join them on their trek to the nearest rebel base.

However, stormtroopers quickly catch up to them, and a firefight ensues.

During the hottest part of the battle, a secret is revealed to Athena that signifies a turning of the tide in favor of the rebellion.

With KARA, writer and director Joe Sill has produced a short that looks as if it could be a deleted scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Sill has paid remarkable attention to detail in terms of mimicking the production design, tone, and style of the iconic sci-fi films.

But what makes this short truly an achievement is within its seven minute runtime, you are introduced to the three protagonists and become fully invested in their plight.

This is because there is a very human and poignant story at the core of this visual effects showcase.

Watch KARA here ...

A Whitelist Production (www.whitelist.tv). KARA is a short fan film set in the Star Wars universe. Written and Directed by: Joe Sill Producer: Westin Ray Executive Producer: Jerad Anderson Head of Production: Nick Erickson STARRING: Andra Nechita Peter Arpesella Daniela Flynn Head of Accounting: Natasha Seubert 1st Assistant Director: Trevor Stevens 2ndAssistant Director: Daniel Burke Casting: Joe Sill & Westin Ray Cinematographer: Nico Aguilar Gaffer: Matt Blake 1st AC: Danilo Rodriguez & Daniel Demenezes 2nd AC: Brodin Plett Key Grip: Jordan Kleinman Still Photographer: Austin Ray Wire Rigging Team: Nick Goehner, Marvin Francis, Luke Couce Aerial Footage: Luc Delamare DJI Ronin Operators: Cire Hensman, Stefan Vleming Production Designer: Joe Weber Art Director: Alex Shumate Costume Designer: Robin Ray Costume Assistant: Fern Ray X-Wing Pilot Costume: Lisa Curtis Saunders Makeup & Hair: Devan Weitzman Costume Aging & Weathering: Devan Weitzman Sound Designer: Jackie! Zhou Production Sound: Kristian Hayden Composer: Austin Ray -- https://soundcloud.com/a-ray-5/sets/kara-original-soundtrack Visual Effects by: Joe Sill & Luc Delamare Colorist: Andrew Finch SANDTROOPERS: Dean Amstutz, Mark Kinsey, Victor Silva, Marcus Holt, Milton Hunt, Rob Csorba WRANGLERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS: Stuart Loui, Carrie Ann Caranci,Barry Chan, Mark Edwards SPECIAL THANKS: 501st Legion Imperial Sands Garrison Ian Cook Lesley Farquhar Felipe Irigoyen Merry & Jerry McIntyre Bill Engler Eric Elmore Robin Elmore Stuart Cram Alex Lubow Champ Robinson sat-fx Brian Tran U.S. Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Land Mgmt. James T Wulfgar Wulfgar Weapons El Centro Field Office Star Wars Original SFX by Benn Burtt Screen Actors Guild

The vision, style, and technical proficiency on display in KARA has convinced me Joe Sill is a young talent who will leave an indelible mark on filmmaking.

If the force is with us.

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