Jathia's Wager is an open source science fiction film that has received international attention for it's collaborative filmmaking approach and free public release. Watch the prequel trailer below:

What you've just seen is only the prequel teaser trailer. We're currently in production on the main Sci-Fi film Jathia's Wager.

Jathia's Wager is a science fiction story about a young man living in an isolated community of humans, who must make a life changing decision about his future and his species.

View the official Jathia's Wager website and join our meetup group and be a part of the movie making process - this is a collaborative film so you are invited to join us .  The prequel was written, shot and produced in under 30 days without a budget.  It was a test to get our team working efficiently together to produce an original collaborative production and build some momentum for the short film.

View this trailer on other video sharing sites:
Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Break, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Veoh and Howcast

HD version (will be released this week).

Cast and Crew

Jessica Mayorga  --- Ashira

Solomon Rothman --- Jathia

Written by Solomon Rothman & Joe Cisco

Director --- Solomon Rothman

Assistant Director --- Joe Cisco

Production Assistant / Still Photographer --- Susan Davis

Editing / Special Effects --- Solomon Rothman

Audio Post Production and Sound Design --- amber audio and Dopplegang

Video Blog - Introduction to Project

Prequel Trailer Source Files and Licensing:

Licensing -

Everything except the music is released under a creative commons by-sa.  All the source files are available below under a creative commons by-sa license. We're still discussing the licensing options for the original score and sound design provided by amber audio. In keeping with the open source definition I'm releasing a version that is identical to the one you just saw only without the music. It will released under the creative commons by-sa license (like the source files) and will be put on this website later today. If you have questions or are having trouble with a specific file please contact me direct.

Links to raw video files and effect graphics:

http://www.myotherdrive.com/dyn/ls/406.323921.12092008.67668.0009dy/Solo... - "Solomon Rothman's Drive - Director"

http://www.myotherdrive.com/dyn/ls/953.114721.12092008.67678.0009dy/dxdi... - "Joe Cisco's Drive - Assistant Director"

Additional files and links about the project:

The prequel script is available here.  More info on Jathia's Wager is available here.  The current draft of the main script is here and you can join our meetup group if you want to be a part of the official process.  Stills and behind the scene photographs from our initial shoot are here.

Press links and exposure this film has already received (amazing considering it's still in production and is being produced without a budget).

• Jathia’s Wager: Open Source Social Movie Making in Cult Case: Culture & Art Online Magazine
• The World’s First Open Source Sci-Fi Movie? In SciFi Scanner by AMC TV
• New open source movie project aims to create a full community in Fest21.com Editor’s Blog
• Open Source Collaborative Film-making in The blog of a Sci-Fi Geek
• Jathia’s Wager Open Source Film Production in OpenSourceCommunity.org
• Open source content moves forward in | Open Source | ZDNet.com
• Jathia’s Wager: Open Source Cinema in open…
• An open-source science fiction film in sfcrowsnest.com daily SFF news
• Jathias Wager Free Science Fiction Movie - Open Source .. in fsdaily / Published News

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1. Join our movie community and submit a movie review and / or movie / filmmaking related article (we're holding a contest that pays $1,000 to the winner).

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3. Tell your friends and help us spread the word