Argentina-Based Studio Rudo Releases Teaser for Animated Series 'Esther'

Argentina based studio Rudo has released this impactful teaser of their debut series ‘ESTHER’.

The teaser is an official announcement of the development of the first series created by Ezequiel Torres and produced by the studio.

Esther is a young girl from Buenos Aires who, in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a true Healer, must travel thousands of miles with a strange mentor: an Inca God who lives in the body of a black cat. Along the way, Esther will have to deal with a brother who does not understand her passion, a mentor with a dark past and a conflicted girl who only seeks revenge. If she wants to access this world of Shamans and healers Esther will have to go through doubts, make sacrifices and cross very dark places, and she will not be able to do it accompanied by anyone else.

"We are brown people who were born surrounded by all this magic and rituals, and just like Esther, we long to encounter that magic again. This is a story about growing up and choosing to go back to the places where we were happy."

The series is created by director Ezequiel Torres, who graduated as a Graphic Designer from UBA (University of Buenos Aires) and began his career as an animator in different Argentine studios (La Posta, Flamboyant Paradise, 4 Humans). In 2015, together with Pablo Roldán, he founded @rudo.co and since then he has collaborated as director and animator in music videos and commercials for brands such as Adidas, Nike, Apple, and more.

The production house is Rudo Company, a multi-awarded 2D animation studio, which produced and directed 6 music videos that participated in more than 150 official selections around the world. And is now taking the next step by producing its original content, with Esther being the studio's first series. Rudo is represented by the US creative production company, Psyop, in North America.

Esther was the winning project from the official selection of the special program of animation! at MIFA (Annecy, 2023) and also received accreditation at Weird Animation, Videogames and New Media Market (Valencia, 2023). Rudo is currently preparing for the next year and invites all those interested in learning about the project and the team, to get in touch and meet with them in 2023! Here’s to more independent filmmaking!