Star Wars: Renaissance
Director(s)	Inti Carrizo-Ortiz
Producer(s)	Andrés Martínez
Writer(s)	Inti Carrizo-Ortiz
Starring	Jorge Durán Pablo Roldán José Allende
Released	March 3, 2009
Runtime	30 min
Timeline	17 BBY
Era	Rise of the Empire era

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"Star Wars: Renaissance" (original title: "Renacimiento") is a fan film created by the Chilean crew "Estudio 19/Droi-D", based on the Star Wars universe, and directed by local filmmaker Inti Carrizo-Ortiz. The plot, set two years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, tells the story of two Clone Wars veterans: a maverick Jedi Knight and leader of a subversive cell called "The Renaissance Group", and his former brother-in-arms, a dogmatic warrior turned into an Imperial Executor out of blind loyalty. The film premiered on November 2, 2008 at the FIXION-SARS Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Terror Film Festival^[1], and was released on-line on March 3, 2009. On July 22nd, 2010, it was announced as an Official Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge finalist^[2], and was awarded with the 2010 Audience Choice Award.^[3]

With no defined budget, "Star Wars: Renaissance" was financed with "more creativity than money"^[4], using voluntary cooperations and work during the three-year long process of creating the 200 SFX shots needed in the film.^[5] During this time, it was closely covered by national mainstream media from Chile^[6], as well as followed by spanish and english-language fans alike from around the world, including Perú and Spain among others.^[7][8] The short-film quotes heavily on Expanded Universe material, both visually and story-wise.

Opening CrawlEdit

Blood is scattered across the Galaxy. 
Two years have passed since the 
activation of ORDER 66 and the Army 
of the evil EMPEROR PALPATINE imposes
his will over the once glorious 
Galactic Republic.

Swearing blind loyalty to the old and 
corrupt Supreme Chancellor a handful 
of Jedi Knights, now under the title of
IMPERIAL EXECUTORS, have begun to hunt 
for their old battle comrades, now 
called enemies of the Republic.

Chased at the heart of the Middle Rim, 
a group of renegade guardians of peace 
and justice and a brave mercenary seek 
for a shelter to free them from 
extermination and oblivion…

PlotEdit

Kudan and the rest of "The Renaissance Group" escapes to the factories, where Fondorian Captain Tarius Alerios guides his troops against the Imperial forces. At the request of Darth Vader, who doesn't trust Drellis, Boba Fett arrives to the battlefield to hunt the mercenary. Kudan stands on his way and tells the mercenary to go with the young Jedi and her baby. The Jedi and the bounty hunter battle but the Knight is disintegrated by a Thermal detonator. Meanwhile, Keyor and Drellis duel to death, until the Executor confesses that he murdered their mutual Master on Coruscant as a "punishment for his crimes to the Republic". Saddened, Keyor reminds him that once "you were a Jedi" too, but Drellis explodes at the mere sound of the word. He finally overpowers the leader of the resistance, who calmly meditates in The Force before been decapitated by his old brother-in-arms. Having terminated the Jedi, Drellis walks away with remorse.

While the Empire takes Fondor, the lonesome mother, called Nefer Jade, awaits on the coast. When the transport to Alderaan has to leave, she asks the Pilot to take her daughter with him and to never reveal her where she came from, murmuring: "Farewell, Mara."

Main CastEdit

Production and ReleaseEdit

On its first two weeks on-line on its Official Site, the 30 minutes-long piece was watched nearly 16.000 times, including its english-subtitled version ^[15], with "Clone Wars" TV Series screenwritter Henry Gilroy calling it “a great little piece of storytelling"^[16]. On May 2009, "Star Wars: Renaissance" was invited by the organization of Star Wars: The Exhibition to participate on the exhibit tour while on Chile, and the short-film was proyected just steps away from the original pieces of the saga.^[17][18]

Besides the original John Williams' scored version, a special-length, royalty-free scored edition for the english viewers, dubbed "Renaissance (REDUX)", was released on the project's Youtube Channel^[19] and Atom.com^[20]. Also were released a series of E-books based on the short-film, including an official novelization.^[21]

External linksEdit

• Official Site (Available on english, spanish and portuguese)
• Renaissance at Facebook
• Official Youtube Channel
• Renaissance (REDUX) on Atom.com, 2010 SWFMC Audience Choice Award Winner

Notes and referencesEdit