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Pelagos

by Zack Murray

A shipwrecked apprentice explorer finds a civilization built from wreckage and a creature connected to its mystery.

Format
Short film
Genre
Fantasy adventure
Year
2026
Runtime
6 min
Added
19 Oct 2026

The 5:43 full film is available on Artlist TV, whose release page names Zack Murray as director. It is an older catalogue discovery, not a newly announced October premiere.

Why it matters

A discovery survives the wreck that removes the explorer from familiar ground. The creature and the hidden settlement therefore belong to the same mystery, giving the sea-life imagery a causal role in the journey. A city assembled from wreckage also makes the setting carry an implied history rather than functioning as a succession of unrelated fantasy vistas.

Murray’s linked portfolio separates finished narrative work from advertisements, tests and pitches. His fictional-series pitch explicitly says the show does not exist; it is not catalogued here as a released series. Artlist’s hosting and promotional context do not establish financing, an award or an exclusive tool stack.

The original synopsis, directing credit, linked maker portfolio, current full player, sampled scenes and official artwork were checked. No complete critical viewing is claimed.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Director and release evidence

Artlist TV directly credits Zack Murray and presents a complete 5:43 player, labelled Movie / Fantasy. Its relative publication label is not converted into an exact premiere date.

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Production disclosures and unknowns

Murray’s linked portfolio identifies him as a story-first AI filmmaker and includes this Artlist release. No film-specific model list, named writing/voice/music collaborators, human crew total or budget is disclosed on the checked film page. Credits from his separate branded experiments are not transferred.

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