Āge (2026)

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Āge: An Experimental Sci-Fi Short-film 

R`ovsces is our feature film concept following the story of Xxhe’s opera of the same title. 

Xxhe, a unique composer who composes music using the sounds of ice and the tundra, wrote this opera using ice music at the age of 17 and has been imagining the feature version for 8 years counting. 

The story takes place on a frozen, tundric, alien world in deep space, lit by a blue star with creatures made entirely of light whose language is only capable of being sung. "R`ovsces" is a massive art piece and one which has been longing to be born fully for quite some time.

Āge was created it in order to explore filming techniques, lighting effects, location approach, color grading ideas, and method related to the marrying of the music and the story for R`ovsces. 

Shot in a eucalyptus forest in San Francisco, this short-film takes the concept of R`ovsces and interprets a small series of scenes from the script. 

The film also functions as part music video, giving a taste of the dance sequences we will create in the feature. 

Overall, expect a collage of visuals, plot, music, and much more as we imagine the ice opera on the big screen for the first time.

Āge premiered in Bushwick, Brooklyn, February 2026 organized by Dialect Halls of Xxhe, Katherine Miller and Merlin's Place.

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Directed by Xxhe

Written by Xxhe

A Dialect Halls of Ж Production

Director of Photography by Brian George Arnold

Assistant Direction by Subei Kyle and Adam Reb Alloy

Production Assistants Derek Cousineau, Tobin Werlinger and 恒灿 or 尚雨乐

Edited by Christopher Marmol and Xxhe

Color by Christopher Marmol

Visual Effects by Christopher Marmol

Sound Design by Xxhe and Christopher Marmol

Original Score by Xxhe

Ice Sculptures by Carter Brooks

Zhao 赵 as Se’etente

Xxhe as Āge

Colby Camero as D`diyemes

Matty Placencia as I’iaea

Kaila Roach as a light entity

Isadora Frances Sharon as a light entity

EK Smith as a light entity

Christoph Taylor as a light entity

Tessa Bagwill as a light entity

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