Welcome to the Zen & the Asteroid homepage
An Independent, feature-length Sci-Fi movie
Filmed in New
Mexico, Zen & the Asteroid features local
acting talent and technicians, an original musical score,
computer animation, Nyuck-Fu action and a Troll.
Buy the DVD for $17
(includes shipping cost)
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See the Movie Trailer
See the Art of Zen & the Asteroid
New! - View a Scene from Zen & the Asteroid
See the Zen & the Asteroid Weblog for the most current news and archival information about this project.
Recent ZATA News:
10.10.06 - ZATA listed on NMDV MySpace page.
8.18.06 - The Zen & the Asteroid movie trailer will be on the big screen at the Northern New Mexico Film Festival in Las Vegas, NM.
5.19.06 - The New Mexico Filmmaker's Showcase 2006 was a success! Special thanks to the Guild staff, Jodi Delaney and NMFilms for sponsoring this event, and Cafe Cubano for some awesome Mojitos.
5.18.06 - An article by Devin O'Leary regarding the 2006 NM Filmmaker's Showcase.
5.1.06 - Zen & the Asteroid is listed at Movie Blue Book, Wikipedia and the Internet Movie Database.
4.22.06 - The Cosmos International Film & Video Game Festival was a success! Special thanks to Gloria Rozier.
2.19.06 - Here's an Eric Howerton article on New Mexico Film makers including some information about Zen & the Asteroid and Dan Otero.
1.28.06 - 'The Art of Zen & the Asteroid' art opening in Santa Fe was a success. Special thanks to William Crowl III. 10 ZATA paintings will be on display in downtown Santa Fe thru February.
1.27.06 - The DVD Release screening in Española was a success. Special thanks to Dos Amigos Resturaunt, Los Dingos (that band from that movie) and Christina S at NNMC.
1.15.06 - Official ZATA Movie Montage painted by Albuquerque artist Justin Marley and new ZATA sketches by Mike Hoffman.
1.13.06 - Posted Zen & the Asteroid movie trailer in Windows Media format. Thanks to Steve at MaxCreative.com for encoding. Way cool.
12.19.05 - ZATA received 4 stars in a Albuquerque Journal review.
12.10.05 - Zen & the Asteroid had it's World Premier at the Santa Fe Film Festival. ZATA screened at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe . It was a successful event. Thanks to the SFFF staff and volunteers for another successful festival.
12.7.05 - The New Mexican reports that a Santa Fe protest group called F.F.A.A.T. (Fairness for Androids and Trolls) picketted the Santa Fe Film Festival box office in protest of Zen & the Asteroid's unfair treatment of Androids and Trolls.
What's this movie about?
Zen & the Asteroid is a Taoist, Sci-Fi Comedy for all ages. It's about Spaceships and Secret Councils, Mad Doctors and Attractive Androids, Zen Koan Questions and a big Asteroid headed towards Earth.
The year is
2073. When the eternal spirit of Zen gets bored and
decides to have some fun with an asteroid, Earth's very existance is at stake.
The Council
gathers on the Martian moon-base Phobos and decides
to stop Zen and save the Earth by sending the Investigators--an assorted group
of Mars' most talented Bounty Hunters.
View additional movie stills
Go to ZATA Weblog for archival information
Wil Albarez (The Troll) and Dan Otero (Director)
stand in front of sign at the DVD Release Party for Zen & the Asteroid
See also NMDV on myspace.com
Dan Otero protests at the Santa Fe Film festival as part of F.F.A.A.T. (Fairness For Androids and Trolls)
CRAIG
meets SIMPEE - A scene from Zen & the Asteroid
Here are some archival notes (10.8.04) from the ZATAblog regarding the creation of the character named S.I.M.P.E.E.
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